As the daughter of the guildmaster, the rules of Ellarowan Lockwood's life were simple. Stay away from the woods on the other side of the river. Never speak of magic. Be wary of associating with young men who might only be seeking her father's political power. She'd followed the rules—mostly. In return, she was supposed to have some small freedoms—like choosing her own partner. Or, at least, that was what she'd thought. But when her father changes the rules on her at the same time a strange young man appears in the woods, Ellarowan discovers that maybe nothing is what she thought it was. From the author of the bestselling Dusk Gate Chronicles comes a new story of adventure, love, and hope in a new world.

They'd never meant for it to happen. One moment, Ella and Cay were in their own world, navigating their new relationship and trying to understand the dangerous forces swirling around them, and the next, they'd followed Owen to the strange world of the gadabs. Now, together they face another What really happened to Ellarowan's mother? Did she die, or are there answers to be found on the other side of the gate? As shocking secrets from the past emerge, Ella and Cay must unravel the truth and fight the mysterious threats to the Keepers.