Prologue

Rachel Dennbrooke's father has little use for females, even one of his own blood. He's a cruel man who uses dark magic to get what he wants and what he wants is power.

At the age of twenty, Rachel has succeeded in surviving out on her own. She can fight, ride, and gamble as well as any man. She's also learned a little magic along the way.

Now her father wants her home. He needs answers and she's the only one who can give them to him. Rachel knows answering her father's questions will end in her death and she'll do everything she can to escape before it's too late.