At sixteen, Lady Victoria Mansfield, the youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Fairmount, is preparing for a wonderful life and the choice of a worthy husband. But she learns something that could destroy her life and disgrace her family forever. Tori's blood is tainted by... magic. When Tori unwittingly reveals the despised magic, she is promptly sent to Lackland Abbey, a school for young men of her station. Tori wants to be healed and to return home, maybe even return at least something from her broken life. But magic beckons, and Tori finds rebel students who have decided to defend England with magic. In their secret sessions, she reveals all her strength... and sympathy for the young and withdrawn Marquis Allard. But a secret keeps Allard on the sidelines, even though Tory sees sympathy in his eyes. Magic leads Tory and her friends into a dangerous world where they must save Britain from capture. Can danger bring Tory and Allard closer, despite everything that stands between them?