When a stranger follows Embry and stalks her at the café where she works, she confronts him in the back alley. Shadow Man is King Alston’s advisor, on a mission to recruit girls for the upcoming Prince’s Courtship. As much as Embry would love to say no and tell the king where he can shove his courtship, she has no choice but to follow this strange man of shadows to Talaron, a world of magic, mages, and maidens.
Embry enters the tournament with only one goal: leave Talaron and return to Earth, where her sick uncle is waiting. To do this, she needs to discover and control her magic while waiting for the perfect opportunity to get the hell out of there. But things are not as they seem in Talaron. Magic is real, and it’s dying. Not only does Embry have magic, but she is the first of her kind in a thousand years.
Can Embry find a way home?
Will the Prince’s Courtship prove fatal?
Why is magic dying?