Before she can leave, she has an unexpected visitor when Delilah, a woman claiming to be Ben's daughter, arrives at her door. Kelsey doesn't realize that Delilah will follow her through the rift in hopes of finding her father.

Upon arriving in Daradawn Kelsey finds that her sister has children, but things are not as happy as they seem. Regan's young son feels ignored and Regan feels that Peter puts her and the children second to the queen. However, when tragedy strikes Regan will do all she can to save her family. The evil Dirkk has returned to Daradawn with a new threat: he is turning wolves and faeries into his evil army.

With Peter injured and Regan and her son missing, Kelsey and Rourke have to work together to destroy Dirkk before it is too late. However, no one knows that Dirkk is determined to have Regan as his queen to rule all of Daradawn, consequently bringing new conflicts to this wonderful story.

The Emerald Dagger is yet another captivating tale of fantasy. With unique characters both old and new, this magnificent story of the fantasy world Daradawn will keep readers completely entertained from the first page until the last. This is Ms. Hodges's second book in the Daradawn Series and I for one can hardly wait to begin reading her third and final book in this series, The Silver Angel.