Two couples from Madison, with entwined destinies, both seeking love, are connected by a single element: the ancient Siberian witch, Thuban-Pol. Her magic will either be their savior or their ruin. Thuban-Pol is the latest in a lineage of Siberian witches. Their eternal aim is to guide humanity to true love. Their guiding tenet, "For love to bloom, these three endure: sacrifice, perseverance and suffering. But the greatest of these is suffering." Since the dawn of humanity, they have summoned countless couples, inflicting suffering with the intention to grow true love. They have never succeeded...but now they have their best opportunity in two couples from Wisconsin. If they succeed, love will finally bloom for all of humanity, if the suffering inflicted on these couples doesn't kill them first.