The Veil was meant to protect the world from people like me. My life is simple. Collect magical items on behalf of a man who knows my secret or have it revealed to the fae. Seeing as how I’m a halfbreed, once they find me, they’ll bond and enslave me. The jobs are dangerous, often forcing me to cross the Veil, a separation between my world and that of terrifying magical creatures, but if I keep my freedom, it’s worth the risk. When I’m betrayed and a dangerously gorgeous fae royal named Adam demands my help finding a magical artifact, how can I refuse? He knows my secret, and if I succeed, the reward is my freedom. The only problem is I’m not the only one after it. Other deadly powers have crossed the Veil wanting the same artifact. And if I don’t get to it first, a fate worse than death awaits me.

The Veil should protect our world from the dangers on the other side. Now that I’ve negotiated my safety with the fae, I should be safe—even when crossing to the other side of the Veil. Protected by the strange magic in the Taker of Spells, I no longer worry as I once did. When alerted to power moving along one of the ley lines and forced to uncover the cause, I’m once again pitted against the fae. Struggling to stay a step ahead means discovering more about the chalice, but those who might know are the same ones chasing me. Not only the fae want it. Others with dangerous power come after me to take it from me. As I learn what the chalice can do, I begin to understand that no one should have that kind of power. The Taker of Spells can’t destroy it. I can’t return it. And I’m struggling to keep ahead of everyone after it.

Another day. Another job. Another magical artifact that could destroy the world. It should have been a simple job. Cross the Veil. Grab the item. Get paid. This time, the artifact wasn’t where it should be. When I’m sent after it, I find I’m not the only searching. Not only are the vampires after it, but there’s an incredibly powerful dark mage who wants it. A wand. The more I understand about the wand, the more I think no one should have its power. The only problem is now I’ve not got the Unseelie Queen after me—and it. There’s only one reason someone like her would want the wand and that’s to rule. Either I’ve got to hide it from her, or I’ve got to control its power before it’s too late.

After tangling with the Unseelie Queen, I need to stay on the quiet side of the Veil since using my power will only draw her notice. A strange attack on neutral ground has me scrambling for answers. Not only don’t I know who’s responsible, but something is happening to my magic. Unfortunately, it’s all tied to the attack, but now I might not be strong enough to undo it. With my magic fading, I need answers and find only new surprises. And without my magic, I don’t even know who I am. When I finally learn what’s taking place—and who’s responsible—it might be too late to stop.

Going back home can be hard. I didn’t know it would be deadly. When I’m forced across the Veil, I learn a truth about my parents that shatters everything I believe. A person I’d come to trust has kept secrets that shatter that trust. Now both the Seelie and Unseelie fae want to use me. I have to decide which side to support, and the decision is harder than I ever would have expected. The wrong choice means more than my freedom. It means the destruction of the fae.