Zara and her friends knew they hadn't solved the pixie problem for good. Far from it. The king's needs grow deeper every day he's stuck in captivity, while his control over his people gets weaker. It's made him vulnerable. And now there's a new king in town. A turf war is imminent. The new pixie king is moving in quickly. He swears that he and Zara are destined to be together, that he's one of the good guys. Zara isn't so sure — despite herself, she wants to trust the new king. But there's a lot more than her relationship with boyfriend Nick at stake. It's her life — and his.

Zara collects phobias the way other high school girls collect Facebook friends. Little wonder, since she's had a pretty rough life. Her father left when she was a baby, and her stepfather just died. Her mother's pretty much checked out — in fact, she's sent her to live with her grandmother in cold and sleepy Maine to 'keep Zara safe'. Whatever that means. Zara doesn't think she's in danger; she thinks her mother just can't deal. Zara's wrong. The man she sees everywhere — the tall, creepy guy who points at her from the side of the road — is not a figment of her imagination. He's a pixie. But not the cute, sweet kind with little wings. Maine's got a whole assortment of unbelievable creatures. And they seem to need something — something from Zara...