Michael Stone, a would-be author sets out to enjoy a quiet morning on the deck of an eclectic coffee shop in a neighborhood strip center in Austin, TX. He meets Samantha Raven, a long legged blond with a secret and Wilson, an elderly neighbor who casts a spell over their lives. Wilson's story uncovers a mystery buried since his childhood in an adjacent cemetery once owned by the Texas State Lunatic Asylum.
The ghost of the Shadow Walker ushers them toward a destiny they could not have imagined even with Samantha's uncanny ability to read minds. Meet the protagonists and find out Wilson's revelation that follows them to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.