<B>A Court above the clouds. Ten fae champions. A kingdom to be won.</B><br><br><br><br>Torn from Thorne's side Aster finds herself bound to Faolan by the magic of a faerie bargain. To pay off her debts he expects her to compete in the Alder Trials a deadly competition to determine the next King or Queen of Faerie.<br><br><br><br>And not only is Aster a human competing against the impossibly powerful heirs to the Fae Courts she soon discovers that Thorne will also be competing . . .<br><br><br><br>Against her.<br><br><br><br>Exposed to the cruel cunning politics of the Fae Courts Aster must risk everything both in and out of the trials.<br><br><br><br>And at the end of it all which will she choose—a faerie kingdom or her heart?