Three months after her trip through the vortex, Marisa MacCallum is having second thoughts about her engagement to Darian Fiore while struggling to adjust to royal life. And after palace spies uncover a secret plot to assassinate the royal family and eliminate the Crimson Knights, Marisa and Darian must put their plans for the future on hold to stop Savino da Rocha and his legion of warrior giants from stealing the throne. Narrowly escaping an attempt on her life, Marisa is left to defend Crocetta while Darian marches off to war. But when Savino strikes at the heart of the kingdom with supernatural powers of darkness, Marisa must wage an even greater battle against the spiritual forces bent on destroying her family and ending the Fiore dynasty forever.

Marisa MacCallum always believed the man of her dreams was out there somewhere. The problem is, he’s in another dimension. After the death of her father, eighteen-year-old Marisa searches for peace on her daily ride through the woods of Gold Hill. But when a mysterious lightning storm strikes and hurls her into the alternate dimension of Carnelia, she is discovered by the arrogant yet attractive nobleman, Ambassador Darian Fiore. Stranded in a world teeming with monsters, maniacs and medieval knights, Marisa is forced to join Darian on a dangerous mission to negotiate peace with his cousin and archenemy, Savino da Rocha. Along the way, she starts to see his softer side and unwillingly falls in love. But once she learns that Darian is locked into an arranged marriage, her heart shatters. After Savino falls for her charms and demands her hand in exchange for peace, Marisa is faced with an impossible choice: marry the enemy of the man she loves or betray them both and become the catalyst for a bloody war.