"Seven years after a tragic accident, grief-stricken Ari continues to blame herself for the loss of her best friend. If she hadn't dared Alex to swim across the channel, Alex would still be alive. Although Alex's body was never found, she's presumed dead. Only child Ari longs for a sibling and is overjoyed when her mother and stepfather announce they will be having a baby. When her mother goes into preterm labor, a distressed Ari runs outside barefoot, receiving a venomous snake bite. A beautiful stranger brings her back from the edge of death--but this is no stranger: It's Alex. Alex went to the underworld after her death, where she was raised to be a Summoner, one who leads the newly dead to their final resting place. In saving Ari's life, Alex breaks Summoner law, knocking nature off balance and unleashing terrible events on their sleepy coastal town. Ari, who still seeks redemption for Alex's death, will have to travel through the unlit realm to face the evil Lord Acheron to make"--Kirkus Reviews.