Adelaide Henry carries an enormous steamer trunk with her wherever she goes. Its locked at all times. Because when the trunk opens, people around Adelaide start to disappear.

The year is 1915, and Adelaide is in trouble. Her secret sin killed her parents, forcing her to flee California in a hellfire rush and make her way to Montana as a homesteader. Dragging the trunk with her at every stop, she will become one of the lone women taking advantage of the governments offer of free land for those who can tame itexcept that Adelaide isnt alone. And the secret shes tried so desperately to lock away might be the only thing that will help her survive the harsh territory.