After settling into a quiet life with his new wife, and adopted daughter, Richard Palmer finds his life turned upside down when a shadowy figure from his past emerges. When this man threatens not only the life of his wife and daughter, but also his closest friends, he is forced to re-enter a life he swore to leave behind. With no other choice but to trust this man's intentions, he finds himself forced into the thieves' gambit.

A young woman raised without the benefit of a mother, finds her world turned upside down when her family is killed by barbarians. Seeking revenge for her families murders, she sets out to find any living relatives that might be able to aid her in her quest. Betrayed by the villagers she seeks shelter with, she finds herself left as a sacrifice for a dragon to ward off never ending rain showers that threaten their crops. Caught between the dragon who came to claim it's sacrifice, and the barbarians who want to claim her for their own needs, it is hard for her to imagine which outcome to pray...