Alexandra Markum, former Olympic equestrian gold medal winnerand powerful seer for the Cherokee race often struggles to accept thereality of her metaphysical capabilities. She and her friends believethat they will find serenity in the small northwestern Illinois town ofGrand Detour, where they can live out their lives in the uncomplicatedatmosphere of a refurbished equestrian retreat.

Then an old friend calls and wants Alex''s help with a missing personscase and Alex finds herself camped in the middle of mystical CahokiaMounds and locking horns with the U.S. Marshals office and her exboyfriend,Ian Valin. Surrounded by a Native American secret society,extremely large mythical creatures, and a mysterious woman insapphire, Alex becomes overwhelmed when someone close to her isbrutally killed. The final straw is when a powerful prophecy is revealedthat could spell her impending doom, and Alex must face one of hergreatest fears if she wants to save those around her.