Deep in the wildwood, an old power is stirring... Alise thought she was ready for anything, until Otherworld almost undid her. Drake watched it happen, and now he can't seem to forget. He's as surprised as anyone when he can't get the raven-haired witch out of his mind. He's accustomed to being the irresistible one. Alise understands magic. She lives and breathes it. But she's never dealt with anything like the magic in Otherworld. Not until she rushed to her best friend's rescue and almost lost her wits to the Land of the Young. When she wakes up in Otherworld, a mysterious connection to the place haunts her. Her former life seems so far away...unreachable. And she has a more immediate concern. She would never have expected to find Drake, notorious agent of the Sidhe Authority, sitting vigil for her. While she's grateful, she's not at all interested in that look in his eyes. They've always clashed. The man doesn't have a loyal bone in his body. And Alise isn't the forgiving sort. But things are different now. Peril hides in every Otherworld shadow, and a dangerous presence lurks in every strange dream...