Soon to be eighteen, Ro McBay has never met her father, has never learned his name, and has never seen his photograph. He left on the day of Ro's birth and never returned. When Ro's old and extremely odd next door neighbor, Mrs. O'Leary, gets a visit from a handsome, young stranger, Ro's secret dream of someday meeting her father becomes a nightmare - one which may possibly kill her. After the stranger admits he is a warrior fae sent by Queen Eriu of Faery, he offers Ro a chance at saving her father and the mortal realm. Ro doesn't know if the distracting Cian Brodie is simply crazy or full-on certifiable. Faeries aren't real, right? But when Torin, an assassin from the Winter Court, begins hunting Ro as well, she is forced to see the truth for what it is - a death sentence. "No, luv, not a lie, but a horrible truth. My kind are infamous for their brutal honesty and deadly honor. Come with me now, and maybe my liege will keep you." Forced to choose between death or enslavement, Ro's destiny is one of blood and sacrifice.