A secluded convent at the precipice of terror. For over a century the St. Agnes monastery existed peacefully in its hidden mountain valley … But now, the deposed Mother Oxtierna returns to power just at the moment the convent is overrun by a criminal gang; a gang sent there by a ruthless baron, and unwittingly agreed to by Mother Tabitha. In this macabre tale, pulsing with colorful characters, the nightmare begins with a childish dream of Demons. But it will be a test of strength, will, loyalty, and wit to survive the very real perils set against them: villainous nobles, vengeful spirits, intriguing priests, treacherous rogues, sadistic fiends, love smitten spies … and still ever more violent menace and subtle dangers that would hound these women to extinction – in what quickly descends into the most harrowing moment of the order’s history … Here is the glorious and uplifting account of her dark, cruel, and bloody origin.