Tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina, the people of the strange little town of Sanctuary have enjoyed their status as a tourist attraction and Renaissance faire destination for decades. But on her twenty-sixth birthday, Kaelyn Anderson discovers a dark secret about her hometown. The only reality she's ever known has proven false. Now, her last hope lies in an unusual alliance with the son of the enemy she didn't even know she had. Under the protection of Jack, an Elf prince, Kaelyn plunges into Cherokee lore to find the answer that will protect her people from invaders from another world. Can Kaelyn and Jack form an alliance between three factions to fight their common enemy, or are they out of time?