With her first case behind her, Amber's position within the Elite seems to be set in stone. She's the darling of the media, the rookie who saved the day and everyone's ass. But as far as she's concerned, the limelight is no place for a Shadow Sorceress. A new case throws Amber into murky water. Someone is dropping bodies in King City, bodies that conceal a much darker truth, and it's up to Amber to make sense of it all. Blindsided when a personal loss devastates her, she is left scrambling to pick up the shattered pieces. With her magic growing at a rapid pace, Amber must find a way to keep her secrets hidden and control her power or risk exposing herself as a Shadow Sorceress to those who would see her dead. In other words, just another day at the office...