The Regent's Gamble — A. Payne; N.D. Taylor

How would you feel if you awakened from a coma to discover you had been elected President? This is Addison's reality. He never asked to become a ruler among the mages in his society. Now he protects the fragile balance between the mundane and supernatural realms. The job is easier said than done, even with the aid of a sultry half-dryad who possesses unique talents of her own. Crumbling truces test boundaries of the new ruler and his elite wizards as they are swept into a treacherous game of loyalty and betrayal. A sinister enemy forges deadly plans for the city of New York, and it will stop at nothing to achieve its wicked desires.