Publisher's Synopsis
A workaholic teacher and a cranky blacksmith investigate a haunted orphanage in the remote Scottish Borders. What they find together might help them heal the wounds of their pasts… if they survive.
When the charity Leon works for inherits the orphanage, he travels north to see if the site is suitable for a new school. But Vainguard is a place of dark secrets, and Leon unearths a mystery about four children who died there in 1944-a tragic tale with an uncanny connection to the death of Leon's parents.
Still bitter and guilt-ridden over his daughter's death, farrier Niall joins Leon in uncovering Vainguard's cruel history, including not just abuse but a tale about a vengeful spirit preying on local children. As the orphanage's disturbing past comes to light, another child goes missing.
Niall and Leon know they don't have long before the child falls victim to a legend straight from the Borders' blood-soaked past.
