The Fair Folk are the stuff of myth. Stories of monsters and old magicks. But all myths carry a grain of truth. That truth is that remnants of this ancient power live on in the blood of their descendants. When Tannin's grandfather dies, he leaves her with a mountain of trouble. Between cryptic journals that warn of unknown foes lying in wait and a crippling debt owed to a cruel and formidable local Laird, Tannin is thrown into a cut-throat world where she is perilously out of her depth.But her problems have only just begun. Secrets lurk in Tannin's bloodstream - secrets not even she is aware of. And they want out.A scheming princess with the offer of an alliance.A secret society with murderous intentions. A dark past that refuses to stay buried. Tannin's life will never be the same.