To help Meredith Moore and her brothers deal with the changes in their lives, their grandfather began telling them rich stories about their ancestors, who were advisers to kings in a magical and far-off land. Their grandfather stopped telling stories, however, when their grandmother, his high school sweetheart, passed away from cancer. Now, Meredith is an 18-year-old, freshmen in college, and her brothers have been kidnapped. The police have no leads, and the family has not received any sort of ransom demands from the kidnappers. Meredith's grandfather is convinced that Cameron and Tyler were taken to a magical world, the same world as the setting of his stories. While her grandfather is on a much needed vacation, Meredith investigates a noise coming from the basement and discovers a door that leads to a magical world. When Meredith passes through the door, she begins an adventure that teaches her the truth about her family's history and leads her to her brothers.