Having helped  lay the foundation for the Agreement that brings peace for the first time between Elves, Dwarves and men, Elon of Aerilann, Elven advisor to the High Council, suddenly finds it threatened from without by an unknown enemy and from within by old hatreds and prejuduce. To preserve the union created by that Agreement, he will be forced to choose between his Honor, his duty, and the woman he might just love.

A dark shadow has fallen over the Kingdoms once again, and Elon of Aerilann is called to answer it. Now Second of the Three, the ruling council, Elon with his true-friend Colath, the wizard Jareth and the Elven archer Jalila, is forced to fight for the Alliance he had given everything to preserve, and all those he loves.

It is said of Fairy that if you are in dire need and you call the name of one, they will come. With his young son in his arms, his castle under siege and with only his High Marshal, Morgan, a handful of Morgan's men, at his back, High King Oryan couldn't be in any more dire need. Worse, there is only one direction left to run...up.

There is also only one ally to which he can turn. Kyriay, Queen of the Fairy.

When head of security for Fairview Mountain Resort Jack Spencer calls, computer wizard and involuntary troubleshooter Carrie Anderson answers. This time though it's a young college freshman who's gone missing. 

It's up to Carrie and her knowledge of the behind the scenes world of the resorts to find the girl. 

Prophecy owned her. A foreigner, she was a faithful servant of the Gods and Priestess to the great Goddess Isis, destined to be Guardian.  She would love only one man, a love that would last for millennia.

Trained by a secret program within the CIA, retired as an assassin's assassin, all Nike wanted was to be 'real' again, whatever real was...