In Alba Ashby's hour of need, she finds herself on the doorstep of number 11 Hope Street, a house that has stood quietly in Cambridge for nearly two hundred years. But this is no ordinary house. Its walls are steeped in the wisdom of past residents including Virginia Woolf, Dorothy Parker and Agatha Christie. Alba accepts an invitation to stay under the condition she has ninety-nine nights, and no more, to turn her life around. Guided by the energy of the house, where portraits come alive, bookcases refill themselves and hot chocolate has healing properties, the enchanting experience Alba...

The Cambridge University witches meet every month on the roof of one of the city's many colleges to discuss books among other things, but lately the ties that bind them have begun to unravel. Amandine, professor of art history and empath, has the power to feel the emotions of those around her. Lately though, she might have wished for her student Noa's ability to hear others' innermost thoughts and secrets, to understand what is amiss in the group and in her marriage. Mathematics professor and master spellcaster Kat struggles with unrequited love, but refuses to use magic to win anyone's...