Vanessa knows that balance between life and death is the foundation in any good witch’s life. So, when she realizes the details of the ‘gift’ her mother left her has dark consequences attached, Vanessa fears the worst for humanity itself.

From fighting dragons to selling art on the Renaissance streets, she gets put on trial for being who she is, and eventually runs the best speakeasy in town, when finally, Vanessa finds true love as the world crumbles around her, despite her mother’s wishes.

But when war hits too close to home and the endless cycle of life and death wears on her, Vanessa wants nothing more than to re-establish the balance to a corrupt world. Will she finally succeed, or will her black-hearted mother win once more?