Alise is one of a group of witches dedicated to keeping the Darkness from their town. However, she alone does not have a Watcher, a member of a mysterious group of men who protects the Lightbringers. Nor does she want one; she's angry at the Watchers, blaming them for her friend leaving the world.

Now that she is the wearer of a strange and powerful talisman, she does not have a choice. She has to accept Remy into her life, or the consequences will be dire, not only for her, but for the world. Remy's lived a tough life, but the battle before him will be the most difficult. Not only must he fight external evil, but the Darkness wants to use Elise's own dark side against her, and with the witch's anger problem, that is all to close to being reality.

Of the three books so far in the series, this one is, perhaps, the weakest. This is due to the fact that Elise spends so much of her time smoldering in resentment. That makes her a little hard to like. However, those who are more into action than character driven stories will be well pleased.

Synopsis
Elise Nicholson isn't your ordinary witch. For one thing, she can light candles with a look, and plays a mean guitar. Unfortunately, being able to call fire out of the air isn't the most useful skill around. To top it off, she's a Guardian of the City, and the other Guardians-her two best friends-have no time for her. They're too busy with their Watchers, the grim black-coated warriors sworn to protect Elise and her friends from the Dark. Lonely and terrified because she isn't certain she can control her intensified "gifts", Elise is fast running out of options and patience. Then the Trifero lands in her lap, and everything just gets worse.

Remy is known as the Hunter, snatching Talismans away from the Dark and struggling with the constant agony of being a Watcher. Then he get assigned to stand guard over a smart mouth fire witch who not only hates Watchers but has just found the Trifero, a Talisman capable of blowing the city sky-high. If the Dark catch Elise, she'll be broken, turned into a magickal weapon and sold to the highest bidder. Not only does Remy have to get to her first and keep the Dark away from her, but he also must convince Elise that he means her no harm-and that's the easy part of the job. If he pulls this one off, he just might redeem himself the way every Watcher aches to do.

But if he fails, both he and Elise might be better off dead...