All fifteen-year-old Akeela has ever wanted is an ordinary family who will love her. But the only mother she has ever known is the old hag, Krezma, who berates her night and day. Why did the old woman even take her in? But, Krezma knows her charge is no ordinary child. She can see the auras surrounding living things and can communicate with fairies. And, the birthmark on her palm reveals a secret Krezma must hold close for the child's safety. A secret that the witch, Tzmet, hunts for night and day, drying and eating fairies for the power they contain. When Akeela discovers her fate lies in being the next Fairy Guardian, all hope for an ordinary life dissipates like the dreams they were. She must protect the fairies from the witch-and an even darker power that threatens them all. Akeela is unwillingly thrust into an adventure that will not end, until she decides to accept her fate and give up on her dream. Maybe even her life.
