Home is where the monsters are... Rhiannon 'Rain' Finlay sucks at being a druid. Her gift of communicating with animals works just fine, but she doesn't know a Thurisaz rune from a Wunjo, and she can't even cast a circle of protection without a cheat sheet. That's why she decided to leave her tiny village on the Isle of Parthas, North Sea, for a normal non-magical life halfway around the world. But when her beloved grandfather disappears along with a handful of villagers, she's forced to return home and use her gift—and her crappy druid magic—to help them. Unfortunately, she's not exactly prepared to face the very real monsters that are popping up all over, from mutant spiders to banshees, black dogs ... and worse. That's when she learns all the crazy stories her father told her growing up, about the old deserted castle on the island having belonged to King Arthur, might not be so crazy after all. The legends are real. They're returning to Parthas. And they have unfinished business with Rain Finlay.

Be careful what you wish for ... Rhiannon 'Rain' Finlay never expected to fight monsters when she came home to the Isle of Parthas almost a month ago. But now she's defeated a hideous giant spider, a faerie dog, and a few other beasties along the way, not to mention sharpened her druid skills a bit and brushed up on talking to animals. To be honest, she's a bit bored with nothing more to fight. At least until one of the villagers loses his head—literally—and it appears that the culprit is not human. Rain thought it was over, but the monsters are back and bigger than ever. And that's not the only trouble she's having. The mysterious 'ghost' who saved her life needs her help to escape his hellish prison. Her father is dating, her co-worker is getting meaner every day, and her talking bird is dreaming about her death. The secrets that have been kept from her all her life are slowly surfacing to screw with everyone she knows. And one of those secrets is about to return from the dead, to claim vengeance for an ancient grudge against Rain that she didn't even know existed. Until now.