In the fourth of the Seven Kingdoms tales, Mike Hallbrooks, the police detective from Yachats Oregon who has been looking for Carly and Jenny who have been missing for years finds out the federal government is also interested in the disappearances. Taking a walk with his dog he is accidentally sucked into the alternate universe because a witch is fighting for her life and inadvertently snatched Mike and man’s best friend unawares. Now he is invested in saving Marina Fae her family and finding the sea and dragon kings to find the 2 missing women. He and Charlie May have but off more than they can swallow when he sees he’ll beasts and more magic than in a movie and is drawn to Marina so much that he doubts he can leave her. The sea witch has caused so much death and destruction but Mike is sure he can save his new friends and find the happiness that has eluded him at home.