It's been 50 years since the Battle of Manhattan and 48 since Annabeth took the oath and became a hunter of Artemis. Suddenly, a face from the past reappears and asks for Artemis' help in a particular matter. Aphrodite has stolen something from him, and he wants it back. Annabeth and Thalia find themselves on a quest to find the Stronghold of Aphrodite, that will require Annabeth to to come to terms with with a nearly fifty year-old heart break and trauma she had hoped to leave behind long ago. Luckily, Annabeth has never been a coward. And with a young maiden's life on the line, she'll fight the love goddess herself if she needs to.