On the thirteenth day of the thirteen-month following Ruby's thirteenth birthday, Ruby's world is turned upside down. Huddled in the soft warm arms of her mother-seated next to the fireside in their tired old cottage in Scotland-her mother reveals a dark secret. Ruby is one of a family of nine White Witches. A remarkable family of male and female witches from all over the world; each one with their own precious jewel and extraordinary powers. The...