Frida Ransom has a secret, she is a human/fae hybrid. A lonely one too. As a child, Frida's mother made sure they lived a solitary existence so no one would discover the truth. The woman's unexpected death, and a decade-long war with the fae, increased the girl's isolation.
Now, with the war over, humanity and the fae must cooperate to overcome new challenges. Except factions on both sides of the inter-dimensional portals oppose this collaboration. A new dimension has been found, one humanity could colonise.
A mission to reconnoitre this new world takes shape and Frida finds herself included on the team. Her problems deepen when factions of humanity and fae try to prevent the mission. A sequence of events shine a spotlight on Frida and her family heritage. For this eighteen-year-old young woman, its attention which threatens her sanity and places her in danger.
Beyond the spotlight, waiting in the darkness of their destination, something malevolent and cunning awaits. It needs Frida to fulfil its plans. Which, if successful, threatens the existence of humanity and the fae.