A mugging changed Paige's life.
When a handsome stranger saves her with magic, she's stunned. When he insinuates she has magic of her own, she's excited. Though he leaves without even giving her his name, she can't help but share what happened with her dad. Rather than being thrilled-or even skeptical-he disowns her, leaving her with no place to go.
Following her instincts, she tracks down her savior, and though he's reluctant, she becomes his apprentice. For the next few years, life is good. She learns about magic and her own powers. And becomes entirely too interested in her grumpy mentor.
One day he comes to her with a request-help him find the pieces of a magical amulet. Unable to refuse him, she agrees, but the undertaking quickly becomes a great deal more dangerous than either of them could have predicted.
Deep in some of the most remote and inhospitable locales on the planet, they run into multiple obstacles that threaten to end their quest-or their lives. But they're determined, and not even the will of the gods can stop Paige from helping her mentor achieve his goal. The only question is, will she live to see the relic reassembled, or will she lose everything in the wild parts of the world?