Valerie Moore is an Elemental, a person who commands one of the classical elements of wind, water, fire, or earth. She's special, though. She controls two-fire and water-though sometimes it seems like they control her. After the accidental exposure of Elementals to humanity, Valerie finds herself-and all of her kind-struggling to attain equality. Three different groups fight to secure leadership, and with all of their hidden agendas, she doesn't know which side to choose. The balance between peaceful cohabitation and all-out war is precarious, at best. When a chance meeting brings Val and earth Elemental Cade Landston back together, everything changes. She realizes what she knew in the beginning-that he's the one she wants. Her desire to win him over draws her closer to him, and his vengeful mission to hunt down her murderous grandfather brings them both closer to trouble. From mysterious doppelgangers to reckless rescue missions, scapegoat bombings, and evolving Elemental powers, Valerie strains to keep up. All she knows is she must stop her grandfather at all costs. To do so, she has to figure out the truth. But how can she, when almost everyone she knows has been telling lies?