The line lies between worlds, on the border between the Broken World (where people drive cars, shop at Wal-Mart, and magic is considered a fairy tale) and the Enchanted World (where blue-blooded aristocrats rule, shapeshifters roam, and the power of your magic can change your destiny).Cerise Mar and her rebellious relatives have little money, but they are rich in land, laying claim to a wide strip of swamp, the edge of which captures the Broken World in Louisiana and abuts the Enchanted World. When her parents disappear, the family's longtime rivals become the number one suspect. But things aren't that simple. At this very time, in the Enchanted World, two states are fighting a cold war through subterfuge and espionage, and their conflict is about to spread to the Fringe... thereby affecting the life of Cerise. A former soldier shifter, William, who once left military service in the Enchanted World, will be forced to return back to hunt down the leader of an enemy spy organization. When William and Cerise cross paths, sparks will fly... but they will have to work together if they want to succeed... and stay alive.