In the quiet town of Hawthorn Hollow, where only lettuces and dark desires seem to grow, Wods battles an insidious enemy: his own lust. As his stepdaughter Chastity approaches her sixteenth birthday, her hypnotic effect on men threatens to unravel the fragile fabric of their lives. Caught between loyalty to his wife and the siren call of forbidden temptation, Wods desperately clings to normalcy. But as a mysterious skin condition begins to consume him from the outside in, he realizes his lack of self-honesty is tearing him apart—quite literally. With a looming storm on the horizon and Chastity's plans to flee town, Wods must confront the demons within and the calamities without. Can the wisdom of his friend Joey and the promise of redemption save him from the abyss? Or will a fateful party become the catalyst that destroys everything? As flesh and soul hang in the balance, discover if one man's quest for understanding can withstand the tempest of his own making.