It is the 1600s. Ann comes to Fitz Hall with little more on her mind than to find work for herself and her sister, Bella. Then she meets Zac, a strange boy from the forest, and Charles the sadistic, sinister son of the Master.

Eishoxa, Princess of Bareth, is to be confined at the end of the summer until she marries. But, after a shocking revelation about her origins, she finds herself abducted by the Indocani, a wild and life-loving race threatened by war. Eishoxa is persuaded to join them in their effort to defeat the Empty, a sinister people led by Nezrax - the Goddess of Darkness. Her affections and loyalties torn apart, her very identity threatened, Eishoxa becomes ever more enmeshed in the intrigue and conflict around her. Nothing is clear, nothing is easy. Who is friend, who enemy? Will she discover the truth...