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Florence, Italy was once a beautiful, prosperous city, until that all came crumbling down.
The tragedy of the First World War caused the government to resort to desperate measures. Telepaths, special people born with the ability to move objects with their minds and see into the thoughts of others. Once their usefulness has waned, they were cast aside and ostracized by society. They were deemed dangerous and illegal, especially one Telepath in particular, Martino Griffiths. He managed to evade arrest for many years, having to go on the run. However, his mission to find a place to hide permanently got interrupted when he met Maxine and Jodi campo-Weber in London, England. They were a married couple living a relatively normal life with their children, and they had to hide who they were just as much as Martino did. This caused them to want to do everything in their power to keep him safe. But that proved to be a far more difficult task than they were anticipating. They knew they could lose everything by hiding him, but are willing to take the risk, no matter the cost. This gave Martino something he never had before: true friendship.
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Emotional, original, and beautifully written
I was blown away by how quickly this book made me care. The writing style is immersive and vivid without ever feeling heavy, and the author handles intense themes—identity, trust, belonging—with surprising gentleness. What stood out most to me was how emotionally real the characters felt. The dialogue is sharp, and the relationships are layered in a way that stays with you. There’s depth, heart, and a constant undercurrent of tension that keeps you turning pages.
This book feels fresh—part historical fiction, part speculative, part intimate character drama—and somehow it just works. I finished it thinking about the characters long after I set it down.








