In the familiar America of the Acorn and Strips, Mistress Witch Stella Ochoa has been hailed as the heroine of Boston for finding and exposing the perpetrators of the demon releases. It seems obvious that Stella may now relax. To everyone's surprise, the chaos on the east coast continues. But the chaos continues. Instead of being able to rest on her laurels, Stella must evade an assassin, testify in a murder trial, deal with even more escaped demons, avoid a society of witch-haters, and find a new home and new employer, all while dealing with too many suitors and her own ignoble ancestry.