In 1838, Penelope Leland goes to Ireland to study magic and prove to herself that she is as good a witch as her twin sister Persy, but when Niall Keating begins to pay her court, she cannot help being distracted.
Penelope Leland, hoping to prove herself as good a witch as her twin sister, travels to Ireland to continue her studies, but she is distracted by the dashing Niall Keating who has been ordered by his sorceress mother to seduce Pen into an evil plot.