Rose Quennel's painting studio becomes a place of danger and desire the day Taylor Wolfe arrives with his walking cane and his strange blindness.

Could he be the night creature who has taken possession of Rose's dreams, or is there something else haunting Brierwood?

Rose is the last living member of an ancient family and is a virgin as well, but not for long.

Who and what will pluck the rose from the brier? Good......or evil?