Although life seems to offer all Zimako could ask for at home, it is fraught with underlying political insecurities. Dissatisfied with the status quo, he desires something more, and is determined to find a new life for his family in Canada. It will break the hearts of those Zimako leaves behind, but he convinces his wife, Anuli, that is the only way forward. When they arrive in Canada, the best laid plans begin to unravel. Faced with challenges from every direction, they come to a fork in the road. The once loving relationship is tested beyond its limit. Zimako has to accept the changes the new culture imposes on him. His formerly secure traditional role is in jeopardy, and he must devise a new set of coping mechanisms. Anuli is unwittingly thrown unto a path with difficult choices she is unprepared for, and must find her voice - muted by …
A journey from home and heart to isolation and despair will be imprinted forever in Mary Sliwa’s mind. A respected physician one moment and an imprisoned patient the next leads to fear and a sense of hopelessness. The Heavy Steel doors reverberate as they close and sounds of the locks’ tumblers falling into place becomes Mary’s new reality and nightmare.
Grace DeRosa, a gifted research chemist, stumbles upon a hidden, secret spring in the woods near Salem, Massachusetts. She discovers that the water from the spring imparts unique and fearful powers that lead to the ability to read minds, to create terrifying mental pictures and force the user's will on others. Then, Grace injects her teenaged daughter Crissy with the water. Crissy joins with two other people work to destroy the malignant cult that possesses the secret of the covert spring.