Sacrifice

At the time of the Crusades, in the desert of North Africa, a band of knights received a lily from an angel to help them defeat their enemies in a holy war. But over the centuries, the lily's mysterious powers have warped and darkened, leaving madness and death in its wake.

Now it is 1890 and Miranda, in Victorian London, is obliged to live with her cold grandparents when her mother is committed to an asylum. French Jacinth lives alone in a tower in a Bohemian forest, where she develops her magical talents, and Jack, who lives in Ireland, discovers a mysterious old man in an abandoned house. The three young people are connected, and only by combining forces can they turn around the curse that has befallen their families for generations.

Each is linked to a descendant of the crusader knights – and each has a duty to unravel the mystery of the lily, which gave the knights such amazing powers. But another family is determined to retain the lily's power and influence – whatever the cost. The adventure takes them on a journey across Europe and North Africa as they try to find out the truth about the lily and bring about an end to the curse.