Now and again you think you've found the perfect guy. The guy you think you're going to marry. But it doesnt happen. Then, the one guy you would like to be with is twice your age but your so madly in love with him that you wish you could tell him but wouldnt know what or how he would think. 26 year old Madeline is about to find out, but not until she starts receiving letters.

Victoria Georges lives in the town of Los Ellies, New Jersey, in 1697, where there is complete religious toleration and freedom, including the allowing of witchcraft to be practiced, though there are many rules about witches, of which the witches in the Georges family are known for breaking. After Victoria's sister is put on trial for the use of black magic, Victoria believes the trial to be a set up and must prove her sister's innocence, before a prophecy comes true about the two of them.

If a cat has nine lives, then that could make for a rather long life - and Thomas' has been longer than usual for a common feline. While lounging in the sun on her owner's shelf, she thinks back over the centuries and remembers her adventures through history.