The first installment of the series is set in the quiet town of Middlefield, where an ordinary day takes a turn for the strange and wondrous when four teenagers are whisked away to The Otherworld – a land in a different dimension. As they try to rationalize what they have stumbled onto – magic, fairies and flying horses – they begin to see that this world is not a fairy tale, but one filled with danger. They must now abide by an evil druid's bidding or risk endangering the lives of their loved ones and the magical beings they have befriended. An excerpt from Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals: "Brigara fought back with everything she had, and it ultimately took all three of them to bind her powers. They could feel her energy surround them. The power she possessed was like nothing they had ever encountered. Their restraint spell was holding her securely, compelling her arms to be held tightly behind her back and her ankles to be forcefully bound together. She spit and screamed in their direction. She struggled and thrashed her head wildly, causing her stringy, long dark hair to fall across her flushed sweat-drenched face."