"Hello?" "Ethan Lathlow?" "Yes." "That's great. This is Denise from Women's Weekly. I was wondering if you wanted to write an article for our magazine." Ethan is a writer, a blogger, an editor. He submits works to magazines and newspapers, which always seem to be successful. He lives on a small block in a tiny town where no one pays a visit, because that's how he likes it. Ethan is an introvert, and has never liked other people. Ethan gets a phone call from a woman, asking him to write an article for her magazine, on a topic he's never written about before. Women. He takes up the job, but uncertain what to write, worried this article could cost him his reputation. One afternoon he finds a magpie on his driveway after returning from a day out of town. He picks her up, brings her to his house, and puts her in a box. With no experience with animals, Ethan gives her a small bowl of water and leaves the box on his dining table, intending to take the bird to the vet the next day. However Ethan doesn't get the chance to take the magpie to the vet the next morning. He's woken from his sleep that night by a sound in his kitchen, and it doesn't sound like a bird. What he finds in his kitchen will change his life forever. (This book isn't about love, it's about learning, growing and finding out just how much a person can take mentally. It's about innocence and being a human with problems, and trying to deal with them every single day)

Four months have passed since the death of Corypheus, and everyone at Skyhold has found daily routines to make up for the lack of tension and suspense in the air. With the Inquisitor away with some of her companions, those left at Skyhold are growing bored. When a random rift opens in the middle of the day, everyone buzzes with excitement and fear. But when no demons come storming the castle, a few men go out to investigate, lead by Commander Cullen. What they find there surprises them more than a horde of demons. What they find, curled up in the snow, shivering in rags, is an elf. The soldiers see an abomination threat, while Cullen sees a distraction from his boring, day to day desk life. But is the elf the distraction he needs, or is she the kind of trouble he doesn't want?