Red-headed Caterina von Velsen, a tomboy and superb horsewoman, detests her older sister's husband-to-be. Christoph von Hagen is handsome and brave, but he is also a Casanova, a man with a reputation that stretches from his mountain manor all the way to Vienna.When Caterina's older sister dies in a riding accident only a week before the wedding, she is forced to take her place. Now Caterina belongs to the very man she believes to be "a cold-hearted rake." Set in 18th Century Germany, RED MAGIC tells the story of a young woman's transition from rebellious girl to adored--and adoring--wife.