Clio is a claus. Yes, kind of like Santa, but she doesn't have a beer gut or wear a red suit. In fact, she'd rather not have anything to do with Christmas or the magic that comes with it.Hiding out in the sleepy town of Bramblewood, she's been doing just fine at pretending to be human and avoiding all things Christmas. But then, a mysterious reindeer shifter with piercing amber eyes comes stampeding into her life, and her whole world is turned upside down. Dash is investigating a group of murderous dark elves, and Clio appears to be their next target. He wants to protect her. She wants him to take his rather large antlers and fly on back to the North Pole. But when magical creatures are being killed, and no one knows why, she has no choice but to trust him.This claus is about to be thrown into a world of magic and mayhem-whether she likes it or not.