Aralia, captured by her fathers enemy and sentenced to be executed escapes with the help of a mysterious hooded man. Through a tiring and bloody journey back to her kingdom they stumble across a colony of dragons where a water dragon claims Aralia as its own. Never being loved by her father she is torn between returning to the kingdom to reside as the next in line to the throne or staying in the colony with the one she loves as a dragon rider.

This is the sequel to Dragon Princess so if you haven't read that yet then read it before you read this one... Shade is at war against himself and against time. Being brought back from the dead has a price, and his is costing him his humanity giving him limited time before the beast inside of him destroys him. What is worse is that his creator, Belladonna, has control over his will and if he doesn't either do everything she says or regain control one way or another the fire inside will consume him. Aralia has taken a dark turn after she was forced to leave Shade in the rubble of her enemy's castle. Unknowing what's going on with Shade she too is at risk of losing her humanity in the destructive war that now rages in her lands.

It was the Faeris who had started the war and gained power over all of Eltor. It was the Faeri Empire which had plunged the land into fear and slavery. The elves had fled, leaving over the seas; and the dwarves had retreated beneath the earth, too far for the Faeris to reach them. And what could the humans do, but burn? Irene hated the Faeri Empire and its ways. She hated every member of the Faeri race. After her parents were killed in a riot against Faeri Knights, she turned her back on the law and became the Empire’s sworn enemy. A brilliant warrior, and known to the people as “The Archer”, she has spent her life causing chaos amongst the Empire, never being caught – only a shadow in the night. Until now. When captured during a raid against the Empire, Irene prepares herself to face the hangman’s noose – until the Faeri King makes a different call. One that will change her life forever. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer, right? But what if they’re one and the same thing?