When May Bell moves in with her grandparents in rural Magdalena, she has no idea why the town always seems so spooked. Mandatory 10 o'clock curfew city-wide? Lights out by 11:30 or the police ticket? Leave a bowl of milk out for the fairies? Is this town even for real? At least the school is n...

Gwen was set to live life as a county Archivist... until the Vespasian bloodline is almost eliminated due to warfare and disease. Suddenly the Emperor's 26th cousin (once removed) is next in line. Now, she must grapple with her shifting place in life, but also the war with Landau.