Paris, 1925: Entering the Secret Circus means entering a world of wonders. A world where women weave illusions of magnificent beasts, carousels transport you to the past, and trapeze artists float in the sky. Tied to her family's circus, it is the only world that Cecile Cabot has known, until she crosses paths with a young and charismatic painter and embarks on a passionate adventure that could cost her everything... Virginia, 2004: Lara Barnes has the perfect life and She feels like she is touching the sky with her hands, until her fiancé disappears on their wedding day. When her desperate search for answers unexpectedly leads her to her great-grandmother's journals, Lara finds herself drawn into a story about a dark circus and star-crossed love... Soon secrets about Lara's family history begin to come to light. It seems that a curse has been demanding payment from the women in her family for generations. A curse that could be linked to the mysterious disappearance of her fiancé.