Seventeen-year-old witch Aurelia Wycherley enters her debutante season expected to secure a magical match, but her cursed, dangerous magic makes her undesirable and puts her at risk of losing her powers entirely. Desperate for another way, she turns to Jules Nightly, an aloof member of her family’s sworn rivals who is searching for a method to preserve magic without tethering. Forming a forbidden alliance, the two navigate a glittering but dangerous Magical Season of balls and trials, only to uncover darker forces that endanger their families and the balance of their magical world.