Shakespeare's Liliana Mink

When Liliana Mink is promoted from the Ballet San Francisco school to the company and given the unprecedented honor of a principal role, her career seems assured. But Director Grigor Vinogradov’s expectations wear her down. The role is demanding, and Vino issues a she's to step up, or forfeit the opportunity. Lily is about to give up on her dream when she meets a man and his dog on the street. The dog, an English Mastiff, is William Shakespeare, in search of a new collaborator to help him save some of the characters he killed off in his plays. As Lily pages through an old book, she slips through time, taking her ballet master, the dog, and a dangerous enemy with her. This is not a world of only Shakespeare’s making; it’s now Lily’s too, a world of fairy tale nightmares and strange creatures. The last thing she needs is to fall in love, but that's not up to her. As Lily and a motley group of allies find themselves imprisoned in the Dungeon of the Dark Ages, she must draw on years of discipline and perseverance to discover the fierce, resilient power that will save them all.