Elizabeth Marsden is on her way up in local politics, but a long-buried secret could destroy her life – she's a hidden Magic Born. She believed all of her magic-related records had been purged, until a trancehacker finds the last one.

Vadim Bazarov needs blank ID cards for the Magic Born he helps smuggle to safety. Blackmailing Lizzie will get him what he needs. But what he wants starts to get in the way, as their fighting turns to passion.

Love won't be enough if a new anti-magic ordinance is passed, and one of them will be pushed into making a choice that will change not only their lives, but all of New Corinth and its Magic Born zone – forever.