Sixteen year old Lady Victoria Mansfield is the cherished youngest child of an earl, born to a Regency world of wealth and privilege. But Tory has a shameful secret so dreadful that exposure will ruin her and disgrace her family. Tory’s blood is tainted…by magic. When a shocking accident forces Tory to reveal her despised power, she is instantly exiled to Lackland Abbey, where aristocratic young men and women cursed with magic might be cured of their deplorable abilities. But all Tory has known and believed will be challenged at Lackland as she discovers friendship and love. When she accidentally passes through a time portal to 1940, she discovers that Britain is struggling desperately for survival. Knowing that magic might make a difference, Tory leads a group of her friends forward through time on a perilous mission that may save their nation, but cost them their lives on the harrowing beaches of Dunkirk…