With her home empty and her father missing, Elspeth's life is in shambles. A few days later, the villagers come for her and her mother, for practicing witchcraft.

Held in the tollbooth in Dornoch, Scotland, Elspeth must find a way to escape and protect herself, and to go to the only place she knows for help... Arabels.

With danger at their doorstep, can Elspeth discover the way to freedom and safety, or will danger find her again?