A murdered 18th Century prince, a powerful stone, a mysterious cloaked figure and a young violinist attending a music festival in beautiful Bavaria, are all connected? Gisèle Adler returns to Schwanberg, the place of her birth, seeking only to discover something of the mother who died giving birth to her, and to play her violin. But sinister forces are gathering around her, and certain people are not who they seem to be? An overheard conversation, alerting her to the danger she is in, and an impossible encounter in the fairytale castle of Schwanberg, confirm that she must uncover her heritage to understand exactly what threatens her. Gisèle attempts to get to the truth with the help of the good friends she has made, but when she is abducted back in time to the 18th Century, all seems to be lost. It is there that she comes face to face with an incomprehensible evil? Will she be able to escape her shocking heritage, return from the past and can a doomed love ever survive?