Lisette de Lille and Tristen de Rocco are anxious to raise their new daughter Alara and discover what kind of dragon she might be. Unfortunately, Alara has been kidnapped by a woman who is obsessed with Rocco and willing to do anything to make him love her. As Lisette seeks out their daughter, her old home is beset by enemies-Île des Oiseaux is under attack by the newest occupants from Spain, a count and his family bent on stripping the island of its riches while putting its people under the lash. Rocco is also searching for Alara-he has retired his blood dragon curse, only to find himself as a different kind of dragon, one that transforms using a different set of rules, complicating his hunt. They will need the help of pirates, nobility, and a more than a little magic to find their baby and free Île des Oiseaux in this conclusion to the Dragon Shadows trilogy.