17-year-old Cassie never wanted to participate in the reality tele-program. She'd rather be making animal documentaries than be courted by three princes from rival planets each with their own agenda. But when Cassie's crush, zoological researcher, Dennian tricks his way into the competition, she may not need her back-up escape plan.
Dennian is used to keeping quiet, but as the competition takes a dangerous turn and contestants are forced to face their fears, the secrets that have kept him alive are revealed, but why is Dennian afraid of the Keeper?
The Keepers of the Dragon Temple have advised Governor Suri, ruler of the Universe, for a thousand years. A Keeper can't die until an apprentice takes his place and the current Keeper has a string of dead students. When rumours of his demise reach one of the princes, Cassie and Dennian are drawn into a political conflict. Only two people know what has really happened to the Keeper and Dennian isn't talking.