Fifteen-year-old Georgia, who loves horses as much as she hates her bullying stepbrother, buys a figurine of a winged horse and finds it has magical powers that transport her from present-day London to the sixteenth-century world of Talia where, in the city of Remora, similar to Sienna, Italy, she finds danger and intrigue as well as friendship and a chance to perfect her riding skills.Fifteen-year-old Georgia, who loves horses, buys a figurine of a winged horse and finds it has magical powers that transport her to the sixteenth-century world of Talia, where she finds danger, intrigue, and friendship.