Down in Atlanta tempers – and temperatures – are about to flare… As a mercenary who cleans up after magic gone wrong Kate Daniels has seen her share of occupational hazards. Normally waves of paranormal energy ebb and flow across Atlanta like a tide. But once every seven years a flare comes a time when magic runs rampant. Now Kate’s going to have to deal with problems on a much bigger scale: a divine one. When Kate sets out to retrieve a set of stolen maps for the Pack Atlanta’s paramilitary clan of shapeshifters she quickly realizes much more at stake. During a flare gods and goddesses can manifest – and battle for power. The stolen maps are only the opening gambit in an epic tug-of-war between two gods hoping for rebirth. And if Kate can’t stop the cataclysmic showdown the city may not survive…