Herald Mags and his network of young informants gather information to keep Haven and the Kingdom safe. But someone has discovered secrets of the women of the Court and Collegia and is using those secrets to terrorize them. Mags and his wife, the King's Own Herald, Amily, put their magic and wits to work to find the evildoer. But just as they appear to be on the verge of success, the letter writer tires of terror and is now out for blood.