Anastasia Volzhskaya and Valeria Yablontseva—previously the authors of the novels “The Magical Bride” and “The Marriage Game of the Blackthorn Sisters”—have once again joined forces to create a new story. In it, beings with magical abilities intertwine with Scandinavian elements, events that look accidental yet have a hidden meaning, and a rich romantic storyline with candid moments.
It all begins with a single sip of an experimental potion, which leads to unexpected feelings for the older brother of a friend from university. That man is the cold and strict mayor of the city, while I am an unemployed alchemist graduate—just finished studying and with no prospects or housing in the capital. It seems we have nothing in common.
Or maybe we do?
How can you tell whether the feelings caused by a potion are real?
And how do you deal with the effects of my alchemical masterpiece—especially when I and the mysterious mastermind of the experiment had completely different plans for how it would be used?