A great journeyA new love.A dark secret revealed.Evreux, France, 1788 Before she is Zoeys favorite professor and the House of Nights powerful horse mistress Lenobia is just a normal 16-year-old girl - with enough problems to last a lifetime. As the illegitimate daughter of a powerful baron, she has never quite belonged, and instead has to watch her spoiled half-sister, Cecile, get anything she wants. As if thats not enough, her remarkable beauty draws unwanted attention wherever she goes. For once, she would like to just fit in.But when fate intervenes, Lenobia suddenly finds herself surrounded by other girls, on a ship bound for New Orleans, where they will be married off to the citys richest Frenchmen. And theyre not alone. An evil bishop who is skilled in Dark magic makes the same journey.
