Victoria Winters has grown up in a foundling home her entire life. She has no idea who her parents are, but when a mysterious job opportunity as a governess for a disturbed, nine-year-old boy is offered her, Vicky thinks it might be a chance to finally found out where she came from. But when she arrives at the mansion where she is to work, all is not as it seems. Revenge, murder, and the supernatural are on the horizon for Vicky as she manages her loyalties, befriends her disturbed student, and attempts to dig up her past in this literature adaption of Dark Shadows, The Beginning.
Eliza inherits a dilapidated Victorian mansion from her estranged great-aunt, a woman who lived a life shrouded in mystery. As she settles into the house, a haunting presence whispers secrets from the shadows, beckoning her to unravel a dark family history. A hidden journal reveals the story of the Blackwood family - a tale of love, betrayal, and a dangerous obsession with forbidden magic. The house holds a secret society and a dangerous ritual, and Eliza must decide if she will embrace the darkness or fight to protect herself and the house from the ancient evil that threatens to consume them all.