Kate Archer thought she could put magic and world-walking behind her by running away to an ordinary life-but destiny has other plans. With her grandmother suddenly missing, Kate must return to the bedraggled Maine seaside resort she grew up in, and take charge of the family carousel. If she doesn't-and it's by no means certain that she can-very bad things will happen, to Kate and to the town, for the carousel isn't at all what it seems.

On the other hand, neither is Kate.