She is the Princess of Elvendon. He is her Protector. Their love is forbidden-but their hearts are already bound.

When Kaitlin Jacobs was twelve, she met a boy in the forest-beautiful, otherworldly, and nothing like anyone she'd ever seen. With golden hair and eyes the colour of a summer sky, he promised he would return for her... then vanished through a shimmering gateway.

For years, Kaitlin wasn't sure if he was real-or just a dream born of loneliness and wonder.

Five years later, tragedy shatters her world. Her mother's sudden death brings with it a truth she can't ignore: the boy from the forest has returned, and his name is Keltor. He reveals what her mother never could-that Kaitlin is not human, but half witch, half elf, and the lost Princess of Elvendon.

Bound by prophecy and ancient blood, Kaitlin must journey to the elven realm to fulfil a destiny written in the stars. The shadowmen are rising, threatening to destroy humankind, and only Kaitlin's power-guided by the Star of Elmrock-can stop them.

But destiny is never simple. The royal courts of Elvendon whisper of treachery and war, and danger hides behind every crown. Prince Aragon of Aranstream, charming and dangerous, offers her alliance-and something darker. And Keltor, her sworn Protector, fights not only the monsters that hunt her, but the forbidden love that burns between them.

In a world of magic and deception, Kaitlin must choose between duty and desire, crown and heart... and discover whether love itself is the most dangerous magic of all.