The Winter is unleashed There is a world around us that most people don't take the time to see. Mara Stone's world was shaken, but she is a fighter. As she starts to rebuild her life, the web of her family's secrets continues to unravel. Facing new adversaries while forced to confront her fear of losing everything she holds dear, Mara learns what it truly means to Protect the Magic. But is it worth the cost? Finding themselves trapped in the cold world of Snowstrum, Mara and Cole are faced with a choice. Will they choose to be true to their promises and protect the magic, or fall prey to their greed, following their own desires instead? Will magic be enough to free them from the icy fortress imprisoning them? The second book in the Protectors of the Elemental Magic series, Exigency, is a compelling, magical coming of age fantasy tale.