Paris, 1900. Tensions are rising as old empires wither. Rejected by the scientific community, yet determined to fulfill her dream of being a great inventor, one woman has found an alternative means to fund her bold experiments: leading a risque traveling dance troupe. In this second installment of the Victoria da Vinci trilogy, the Daughters of Aphrodite make new friends and face danger from a persistent nemesis while Victoria stands on the cusp of a triumphant breakthrough. But will it come in time to save a world careening towards cataclysm?"