Love…the only thing more powerful than death. Seventeen year old Ruby Matthews spent the last year of her life crippled by guilt and grief over the death of longtime friend and boyfriend Seeley “Lee” Lucas. Feeling that a change of scenery might snap her back to reality, Ruby’s father moves the family out of their home in the Philadelphia suburb of Trinity and into small town life in Charlotte’s Grove, Pennsylvania. Life is better here for Ruby—she quickly makes friends with handsome Zach Mason and his twin sister Rachel. Every moment spent with Zach makes life and love seem possible again. But passion comes with a high price. Things are not what they seem at Rosewood, the Matthews’ historic plantation-style home. Paranormal activity at the mansion intensifies as she draws closer to Zach. Is it Lee—coming back to claim her heart and maybe even her soul? Or is something more sinister hiding in the shadows? Ruby must delve into her own past and the history of Rosewood before it is too late.

Love demands sacrifice...but how much is too much? With the haunting at Rosewood far behind her, Ruby thinks life with Zach will now be perfect but she couldn’t be more wrong. In reality, her problems have just begun. As the season changes, so does everything else. Zach’s behavior takes a disturbing turn, classmates unleash a new brand of torture, and new friends become new enemies. Worst of all, Rita unveils a startling revelation about the summer’s events—Ruby’s close brushes with death may have opened her up to the other side. Now knowing that what happened over the summer could be just the beginning of a very long battle with the supernatural, Ruby is faced with a tough decision. Should she reveal this fact to Zach or do what she swore she would never do again—lie? The mounting stress has devastating effects on Ruby—or is something else the cause? Paranormal activity in the school creates more danger for Ruby and Zach than she ever imagined possible. Their love is tested in more ways than one as Ruby faces The Phantoms of Fall.

Love creates confusion...but which path leads to happiness? Just when Ruby thought her life was back on track, Fate came along and derailed it. With her heart suddenly torn between two boys, the last thing in the world she needs is another ghost. But when Rachel discovers that Ruby can communicate with the dead, she begs for her help. Crimson has been missing since the Halloween masquerade party and is quite possibly in the clutches of a sadistic killer. Similarities to the unsolved murder of Drake Sterling's girlfriend five years earlier make him the prime suspect. Rachel believes that Drake is innocent and that a conversation with the dead girl, Allison Cornell, will not only prove that he is, but also lead them to Crimson. Ruby reluctantly agrees to help, thinking that it will be a safe and easy task. She couldn't be more wrong. The search for Allison's ghost leads Ruby to the Bantam Theater and her most dangerous adventure yet. Despite Rita's warnings to stay away from the theater, Ruby continues to search for the truth. Ghosts aren't the only things to fear in Charlotte's Grove, though. Strange events lead Ruby to believe that she is next on the killer's to-do list. While two boys fight to protect her and win her heart, she knows that in the end she will have to break one of theirs. But which one? The choice isn't an easy one. Ruby must make difficult decisions that will affect her future while confronting the Wraiths of Winter.