Book excerpt: After ducking into a cave to escape a freak mountain storm, Jessie Knight discovers she has actually entered an alien craft?which takes off while she's still inside. When she and the craft are intercepted by a mysterious group of soldiers who call themselves dragon shifters, she is thrust into a world of myth, legend, and danger?and she discovers she may not be entirely human. Placed under the protection of a captivatingly gorgeous dragon shifter named Orik, she begins developing a latent power that both captivates and mystifies her. She soon learns that her new abilities must be concealed if she is to survive, for if Orik learns of her budding magical power, he would deem her an enemy. No one knows better than Orik Theroux, head of the King's guard, that witches are heartless and ruthless killers who must be stamped out of existence. Orphaned by a group of them at a young age, Orik vowed to destroy every last witch who crosses his path?until he begins to fall for an exquisite human female who turns out to be more than she seems. When the palace is besieged by witches, he must decide if he can trust Jessie with his life?and his heart.