Intrigue, adventure, and mishap are just a sampling of what readers can expect from The Curious Spell of Madam Genova. Beginning with a set of beautifully constructed pocket watches, the reader follows their travel through history and the fantastic cast of characters who come into contact with them. The watches, blessed with a peculiar luck spell by the clairvoyant, Madam Genova, find themselves at the center of some of history's most famous moments, altering the course of history for anyone who comes into contact with them. Charles Lindbergh, Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan, among others, are some whose lives become interconnected, and their fates intertwined with a touch of magic.