Teodora di Sangro is used to hiding her magical ability to transform enemies into music boxes and mirrors. Nobody knows sheβs a stregaβand she aims to keep it that way.
The she meets Cieloβand everything changes.
A strega who can switch outward form as effortlessly as turning a page in a book, Cielo shows Teodora what her life could be like if she masters the power sheβs been keeping secret. And not a moment too soon:Β the ruler of Vinalia has poisoned the patriarchs of the countryβs five controlling families, including Teodoraβs father, and demands that each family send a son to the palace.
If she wants to save her family, Teodora must travel to the capitalβnot disguised as a boy, but transformed into one. But the road to the capital, and to bridling her powers, is full of enemies and complications, including the one she least expects: falling in love.