This is book 2 of the series. Highly recommend reading book 1 first to better understand the story. Ava finds out she has magic and try’s to learn more on where it has come from and why it took her to being in her 40’s to find out she has it. People (Magic Governing) take her to try to determine her origin and place her on house arrest (at her home back in St Louis with her ex and his new girlfriend) until the Counsel makes a decision on what to do with her. And of course, drama happens when she ends up back home. After released, she sets out with her newly made Italian friends to seek those that are altering the magic of their Italian island and are after her. (But she does not know why) Good story. Kept me interested but felt there was just too much talked about giving details of multiple past lifes she has lived. Narrator does a very good job with various characters and her Italian accent! Waiting for book 3.