Synopsis

When the Empress appoints Irina's father as the new Governor of Transylvania, the young Duchess is swept away from her glamorous life at court in Vienna to the mysterious "land beyond the forest" where danger lurks and superstition reigns.

When a peasant girl is attacked, Irina is drawn into the hunt for the monster responsible, all the while fighting feelings for the mysterious masked man who threatens to unravel her reputation...