
In this thrilling sequel Gemma continues to pursue her destiny to bind the magic of the Realms & restore it to the Order. Gemma & her friends from Spence use magical power to transport themselves on visits from their corseted world of Victorian London (at the height of the Christmas season) to the visionary country of the Realms with its strange beauty & menace. There they search for the lost Temple the key to Gemmas mission & comfort Pippa their friend who has been left behind in the Realms. After these visits they bring back magical power for a short time to use in their own world. Meanwhile Gemma is torn between her attraction to the exotic Kartik the messenger from the opposing forces of the Rakshana & the handsome but clueless Simon a young man of good family who is courting her. This is the second book in Libba Brays engrossing trilogy set in a time of strict morality & barely repressed sensuality about a girl who saw another way.