The last time Emerald Tarragon met Barker Moon there was a powerful chemistry - that she forced herself to reject. Now Barker has returned - more determined than ever - and that electricity is back. But Emerald has been hunted for her powers all her life - and she is about to seal a deal with a powerful entrepreneur - a betrayal of her kind that will ensure her safety from a world that is determined to cage, own and control her. With Emerald and the casino she runs becoming a focal point for a massive supernatural battle - and with the city's witches and sorcerers preparing to fight for their lives - Emerald finds herself compelled to re-renter the drama that represents everything she is determined to leave behind; a clandestine conspiracy she wishes only to expose and dismantle... But this time, is Barker's fight really the good fight? And can there ever be justice against the power of a demon? Now, tonight, one rogue and angry sorceress will face a terrible decision - when the first great battle - in the last great war, between good and evil - will be determined completely upon the reckoning of Emerald Tarragon.