A mask.
A vision.
A demonic curse.
A year in Venice-for Giulia, this is the perfect fresh start as a barista at the renowned café owned by her friend Gabriella. Ever since childhood, Giulia was able to perceive magic; and magic seems to linger in almost every corner of the lagoon city: beautiful filigree magic, but also demonic and evil spells ...
When she comes across an old mask among her aunt’s belongings, she has an eerie vision: a mysterious woman in black wearing dozens of necklaces with heart-shaped pendants and a deadly hatred in her eyes. A woman who first appeared in Giulia’s life when her great-aunt passed away. A figure who haunts her even in her dreams.
Shortly thereafter, in her great-aunt’s former mask and costume shop, she meets the designer and tailor Marcello Gatti. She had met him many years ago at her great-aunt’s funeral-and today, just as then, his magic completely captivates her. But he holds a dark secret...