A novel for teens and adults based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm "I love him more than poetry... I love him more than song." Ever since he rescued her from Certain Death Rose Brier has had a crush on Ben Denniston otherwise known as Fish. But Fish struggling with problems of his own thinks that Rose should go looking elsewhere for a knight in shining armor. Trying to forget him Rose goes to college takes up with a sword-wielding band of brothers and starts an investigation into her family's past that proves increasingly mysterious. Then a tragic accident occurs and Fish assisted by Rose's new friends finds himself drawn into a search through a tangle of revenge and corruption that might be threatening Rose's very life. The climax is a crucible of fear fight and fire that Fish must pass through to reach Rose and conquer his dragons.