I am the daughter of the King and Queen of France. I have people surrounding me everywhere I go. And yet now, when what I need most is help, I am completely alone. How can I save a country being overrun with darkness when no one will listen to me?

Ina Middleton feels as though she doesn't belong. She looks nothing like her father and she knows her mother is hiding something from her. When she goes to Spence in search of her history, her mother's story unfolds, leaving her more confused than ever.

Fifteenyearold Lydia Aliston is a downtoearth girl who finds no joy in fantasy or anything supernatural. When her teacher assigns a fantasy book, Lydia finds herself drawn into the world of Wonderland in a way she could never have imagined possible.