Crystal Lowden has a problem. Dreams of shadows have taken over her life, waking and sleeping. When therapy does no good, her doctor suggests a second opinion. The man she suggests, however, has other ideas. Chance Griffin left the Realms years ago to avoid a death sentence. Now, a lost soul has shown up on his doorstep. If he helps her, he will be drawn back into the tangled web of magic he's fought to escape. But if he doesn't, the shadows will consume her. The magic of the Realms is reaching out, but will it bring them together or rip their souls apart?