Roxanne Defarge has three strikes against her; she¿s an unsuccessful painter, miserably unlucky in love, and is carrying psychological scars of a childhood spent in a wretchedly dysfunctional family. She has given up on love, and on any hope of selling her paintings, but at least she¿s found a job she likes ¿ working as a newspaper editor for a union in Chicago. But then Roxanne witnesses a murder in the newspaper¿s office, and she¿s sent to Arizona for her own protection. Now she must start again, and chooses to do so at Treemark Arabian Farms, working with horses. But who can protect her from Brian Treemark, the mysterious ranch owner who reveals that he and Roxanne are members of a mysterious, ancient race¿and they¿re in more danger than Roxanne ever could find on the streets of Chicago? She¿s going to have to learn fast, because she has an immensely extended lifespan, very rapid healing ability, and vast but untrained psychic talent. In brief, she is now an Elf and must learn to live as one. Thrust into the middle of an Elven battle, and still needing protection from those in Chicago who¿d rather see her dead, Roxanne finds herself in even more danger than she ever could have imagined. Only the training she receives at Brian¿s hands can protect her life. Her heart is another matter, and it will take all the skills she possesses to keep it safe from the one who told her she was of Elven blood.