What if your shadow was the gateway to a sinister new world? Selena Parker's journey into the unknown begins in her dreams, but the consequences are carried back into her conscious life and she soon realises paranormal forces are at work. Her shadow has become more than just an image, it is a gateway to a sinister new world where mysterious creatures roam and she is confronted by danger that challenges her will to survive. She finds the man whose fate is linked inexplicably to her own but she knows nothing of him and doubts his true nature. Can she trust him to fight for their freedom, or...

"He said it wasn't like the Valley, he never said it was paradise." Selena has survived her transfer into the Shadowlands - she has already beaten the odds - but she soon discovers that although life outside the Valley may be different, it is no less dangerous. While she searches for a purpose in her new life, Brayden sets out to prove he's not bound by the compulsions of a hunter, but can he master his Instinct before the villagers come to destroy him?