Eliza Moon has returned to Iris Academy for her sophomore year; a year of new friends, new teachers - and new problems. Her husband is now living in the UK, and plans to return only for their divorce. But when Eliza is implicated in a devastating attack upon Iris Academy, Hieronymous Grabiner may be the only one who can save her. A sequel to The Fall of the House of Grabiner.

In her second year at Iris Academy, Susan continues her exploration of the world of magic, and of her unexpected marriage to her Professor.

Alice returns from Iris only to find that her family is not a 'normal' as it seems. With younger siblings set to follow her back to Iris, normal parents that must not know about their children's magical abilities, and a budding relationship with her accidental husband will she be able to keep her two lives from colliding while keeping her family together?

Eliza Moon has had a dull summer vacation from Iris Academy, alleviated only by letters from her husband. But when the letters suddenly stop, and a strange birthday present arrives from Professor Potsdam, she begins to realize that something isn't right.