King Midas's gift-- his curse-- almost killed his daughter, and he relinquished The Golden Touch forever. Years later Princess Kora still bears the consequences: her skin shines golden, and she harbors secret powers that are getting harder to hide. Spending her days in the palace, concealed behind gloves and veils, Kora tries to ignore the stares and gossip of courtiers until a duke arrives to court her. Their courtship is disrupted when a thief leaves the treasury depleted and King Midas vulnerable. Kora's ability to sense gold sends her off to track the thief down. But not everything is what it seems-- not thieves, not pirates, and not even curses.