A search for four collie puppies abandoned on a country road leads Jennet to a mysterious house in the woods and a story of love, betrayal, and murder. The old diary, mistakenly added to a box of old time series books, contained the reflections of a young girl with whom Jennet finds a disturbing commonality. What part will the long-abandoned Valentine House in the woods play in Jennet's struggle to capture a person whose business deals with dumping unwanted pets?