The future of the realm of Faerie lands in Heather After's hands-and Heather's not exactly known for her sound judgment. But if she doesn't use her power wisely, she could call down the wrath of the Dream Lord himself-and send her closest confidant, the escaped nightmare Ruin, back into eternal imprisonment-or far, far worse! Will Ruin be unmade before ever knowing the true love he condemned himself to mortality for? Perhaps he just gets what everybody gets-a lifetime. But it's looking awfully short-