"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.'' So says the famous Bard, but what happens when it is a man who has been rejected. Is his fury and wrath any less searing and shamelessly murderous in the desire to return the pain of scorn? Queen's Commander, Kelsey Cafferty, quickly gets drawn into another world's literal love affair gone awry. Welcome to the world of Daradawn!

Inner power reigns in the world of light and darkness, of love and hate. That power in its fullest capacity becomes the power of life and death in two sisters reunited after a seven year separation. Only this concerted energy can prevail over another source of inner power invested in darkness's worst magical powers, the creations of Dirk and his Ru'taha.

Regan Cafferty is recovering from a disastrous marriage. Still trying to escape the nasty backlash of her abusive, ex-husband, she attempts to get on with her life. An old friend has helped to protect her and succeeds well, until Peter Canterville appears. He is the gentle, yet powerful soul who will guide her through the snairs and otherworldly tangled webs of Daradawn's world. They will join Kelsey in the battle for this different, but lovely world. As they journey, Regan hears the mythological story of her newly discovered powers, the ability to mind-speak and to exert a force that is meant for good and healing, not for war or death.

Dragons, elves, dwarves, fairies, vipers, mages, battles and more abound in this fast-paced novel of the primitive struggle of humans and spiritual beings galore. Caught up in the tension-building plot, the reader will be constantly surprised by new twists and turns.

The reader will agonize and cheer as one woman struggles to defend her people, while fearing the loss of her lover. Another struggles to maintain her old defensive attitudes, as she is drawn into fully devoting herself to this strange, compelling cause. She too will meet a new love. Hate is the absence of soul, according to this talented author. Does this means the gift of gentle, yet fierce caring is either present or absent? Who will win this age-old battle? What will be left to the victors?

The spell has been spun for the characters in and outside of the novel. You are now part of this battle. "Blood calls to blood" and all, including you the reader, will be fully engaged until the very last seconds of this multi-layered fantastic conflict. This author creates images in the reader's mind full of colors and special effects that will long remain after the last page has been turned! What a movie this would make!

Enjoy your journey with these two human characters who bring an invigorating life force to a world fraught with peril and determined to do oh so much more than just survive!