A string of horrific, inexplicable murders. A single black rose left at the scene of each crime. And in the peaceful coastal town of Trinity Bay, Theresa Zane has just met the man of her dreams--literally. He is an incubus, with the power to touch the sleeping minds of women and waken their most hidden desires.

The children of Trinity Bay are like any ordinary American kids. Lora Blake has a way with animals. Toby Edwards is the school brain. Jenny Forrester can talk her parents and friends into going along with anything. But in the innocent-seeming gifts of these children and others like them, someone has discovered a power of terrifying potential. A new force inhabits Seacliff, the house on the hill. From the outside, it appears benign - part school, part home, part hospital. Dedicated to healing, helping. But the true work going on at Seacliff is much, much darker. As the project progresses, it...

These three tales take readers deep into the kingdom of the Emerin, a place of light and music, culture and civilization, as well as pride, greed, bitter envy, and murderous hate. In the wake of a terrible war with the dwarves, the Emerin is a land without a king where those who crave power will go to any lengths to achieve it.