Erica Hayes expects a quiet return to her family home after five years away, but her bathroom renovation unearths a gateway across a millennium. Through her plumbing lies a starving fortress trapped under an ancient siege, where a desperate commander pleads for salvation.
Turning her suburban pantry into a lifeline, Erica shoves canned rations and medical supplies through the porcelain vortex while collecting antique relics in exchange. Yet trading across centuries draws ruthless antique dealers to her doorstep, and when enemy saboteurs breach the fortress gates, she must step through the threshold to defend the warrior who holds her heart.
