"Pinmei, a storyteller's granddaughter, must find the Luminous Stone that Lights the Night to rescue her grandmother, who has been kidnapped by the Tiger Emperor"--

Evie Baker, storyteller, yearns for adventure, so she ventures into the Old Forest hoping to catch a Fel and compel it to use its magic to grant her wish; instead she stumbles into a nest of robbers and has to be rescued by the Queen's Guard--but maybe it is the start of a dangerous adventure because she and her new friend Max, a Guard messenger, have stumbled unto a conspiracy.

"Xochitl is destined to wander the desert alone, speaking her troubled village's stories into its arid winds. Her only companions are the blessed stars above and enigmatic lines of poetry magically strewn across dusty dunes. Her one desire: to share her heart with a kindred spirit. One night, Xo's wish is granted--in the form of Emilia, the cold and beautiful daughter of the town's murderous conqueror. But when the two set out on a magical journey...