How does a mermaid wear glass slippers? With ancient forbidden songs and reckless love for the landwalkers threatened by a danger only Mer ears can hear. A dark song is rolling in from the deep, and Eleni is determined to do what it takes to warn the islanders of the coming danger. Even seek the aid of a Sea Witch. She is sure this is what it feels like to be brave, but what does a princess of Atlantis know of fear, pain, and true sacrifice? Eleni soon finds she will need more than just a change of footwear to succeed...

The birth of the duchesses second daughter did not go like the first. Most thought that both mother and baby wouldn't live. But when the child was born she was granted one fairy godmother and the gift bestowed upon her and her mother was life. Now she is seventeen and has known since she was little what that gift cost her. The fairy used part of a dragon's heart to save her life and now she is cursed to forever be trapped between human and dragon. The duchess is constantly ill, the servants and nobles avoid her, and her father keeps her confined to the castle and it's grounds. And to make things worse, as the year turns towards summer, Prince Calev is announced to be coming on his way to the southern borders. The dragonslayer Prince.

Leif journeys across Lore, a world of myth and legend, seeking freedom from a deep pain. A chance meeting with an orphaned outcast catches him off guard, awakening feelings in him he thought long dead. However, a dangerous encounter with a paladin and a plot that could destroy Lore threaten to tear them apart. Leif must join forces with the outcasts of Lore to save everything he has cared about. Will they be able to withstand the trials they face, or will they fall by the wayside?