Sybille is possessed of exceptional powers and she is in full command of them -- practicing white and black magic, winning the hearts of the people with her wisdom, and terrorizing church authorities with her cunning. But even witches are not immune to earthly love, and Sybille embarks upon a passionate, dangerous quest to be reunited with her beloved. As she confronts an exceptional destiny, one that will require her to face the flames in order to save others like her, she relates a tale of impossible triumph that forever changes the inquisitor who hears it.

The Burning Times brilliantly weaves the mythology of the Knights Templar, witchcraft, and gnosticism against a backdrop of actual historical events: the Black Death, the Hundred Years' War, and the catastrophic defeat of France by England. Demonstrating the same meticulous research and page-turning plotting that made her Diaries of the Family Dracul series a success, Kalogridis crafts a vivid portrait of this turbulent and fascinating period in world history.