<u><b>Synopsis:</b></u><br />Ulric pursues Adahy, Elise and Jim through the pathway.<br /><br />Can Calia reunite with her family while the ominous threat of the Tree Men hovers like a cloud over her future happiness with Philip? Or will Vaughn press his advantage?<br /><br />Forces gather together in a calculated assault to thwart the Rite of the Select and assert Ulric&#39;s authority as First Species. His role as Alpha of the Tree is more complex than anyone ever guessed. When Jim embraces a selfless act, it compromises whatever future he thought he could have. The trees offer a hiatus from the turmoil that Adahy, Philip and the females desperately need to avoid, but Jim finds that the violence of his world follows them all into this one.<br /><br />Can Jim ever return to his natural form? Will he see earth again, or will he be forever tied to the Tree?***<br /><br /><b>&quot;Amazing series!&quot; ~&nbsp;<i>Amanda Catoe -Assassin reviewer</i></b><br /><br />For fans of&nbsp;<i>The Outlander</i> and from&nbsp;<b>New York Times, USA TODAY,</b> <b>Top 100&nbsp;</b>and<b>&nbsp;#1 Dark Fantasy&nbsp;bestseller,</b> Tamara Rose Blodgett