Ethel Simms never expected adventure to find her.

One moment, she is living an ordinary life. The next, she is swept into a strange and shifting world where whispers of unrest linger in the air, and a young prince has vanished without a trace.

The kingdom is restless. The king is desperate. And for reasons no one can explain, Ethel is the one chosen to bring the boy home.

Guided by unlikely allies, including a guarded man with secrets of his own, and watched over by a quiet, mysterious presence she cannot quite understand, Ethel is drawn deeper into a journey filled with hidden dangers, fragile trust, and questions that refuse to stay buried.

Because finding the prince is only the beginning.

And the path home may demand more of Ethel than she is ready to give.