Solange is a widow three times, but no man has ever touched her—those who dared are now peacefully buried beneath a gravestone. In a world full of intolerance toward shapeshifters, her gift could be considered a blessing, but the girl herself believes it is only a curse… Embraces, kisses, and marriage to a beloved man are forbidden to her. Luckily, she has no plans to fall in love… All she needs is to get away to the Islands, where people like her live a free life—yet for now she has to hide in London, serving in a theatre, and hope that those powerful people who have turned against her won’t find her. And an unexpected protector won’t stir her hardened heart, tempered by loneliness!