In a world where magic is as common as cars and toasters, 25-year-old Adam Taylor is set to discover that magic abilities in the wrong hands can be devastating ... It's been four years since Adam had suffered tragedy. He's moved on the best he can, running a small business, making new friends, and living with the woman he loves. And yet he can't pretend that everything is well--can't pretend that he can simply get over someone's horrible murder. So he looks into a form of forbidden magic that could prove risky yet could also set things right again. His loved ones can't know about it; if they did, they'd disown him. Despite this, Adam believes he's doing the right thing, if only because he can't imagine himself doing nothing. At first, things go well ... until a mysterious stranger appears and personally shows Adam the kind of destruction and callowness he's capable of. By the end, hearts will break, justice will be served ... and a young man will bring the world to the brink of disaster.
