Joan wakes in a hospital with no voice, no memory… and a terror she can’t explain. Joan is told she suffered a shock, but the truth hides behind a locked door in her mind. As fragments of her extraordinary life begin to surface — a childhood in Renaissance Italy, a forbidden love, a family touched by something unnatural — one question haunts her: what happened the day she collapsed? Memories flicker like candlelight. Dreams twist into warnings. And somewhere in the shadows of her past lies the moment her world shattered. A sweeping, time‑spanning tale of love, loss, and the secrets we bury to survive. Perfect for readers who love historical mystery with a supernatural edge — step into Joan’s story and uncover the truth she fears to remember.