Marianna has suppressed her voice for seven years while the queen of Orillia held her prisoner, but when the queen orders her death, Marianna uses the power in her voice to escape. She flees into Winterfold Forest and soon finds herself at Adelaide Cottage where seven spinsters offer her refuge. Yet these women are not who they seem, and Marianna soon discovers she has more to learn from them than she thought.

She is soon introduced to Robin, leader of the Outlaws of Lincolnwood. As she joins his efforts to steal from the queen and protect Orillia’s people, she discovers that the strange power within her has the potential to defeat the queen and return freedom to Orillia. But this does not come without risk or sacrifice. The queen steals hearts and spins curses with vile magic and will stop at nothing to keep the throne in her cruel grasp.