故事以 1890 年的替代歷史巴黎為舞台,在這座名為 Lutèce 的城市裡,魔法寶石「Talents」代表身分、技藝與血脈的力量。克萊朵拉原本期待繼承父親的 Tailoring Talent,延續家族的小裁縫店,然而父親驟逝,魔法也跟著消失,只留下債務與需要照顧的妹妹。就在失去方向之際,她遇見神秘的 Lady Dahlia Sibille,並獲得一項改變命運的 Singing Talent。然而,這份禮物的代價,是替 Dahlia 盜取 Lenoir 家族的 Elite Talent。舞台燈光下,她成了備受矚目的夜鶯;回到現實,則是在兩位貴族之間搖擺的女孩。面對 Vicomte Lenoir 的坦率與 Dahlia 的魅惑,克萊朵拉必須在忠誠、自由與愛情之間作出抉擇。浪漫與魔法交織的替代歷史世界主角在選擇與代價中尋找自我介於陰影與華麗之間的愛情張力A stolen magical gem transforms an orphan's destiny . . . a stunning and completely unputdownable romantasy novel set in an alternative historical Paris, The Kiss of the Nightingale weaves together the seduction of Bridgerton and the magic of Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone series.1890, Lutèce: In this city, Talents are everything: precious gems that gift unrivalled skills to their owners. The most coveted, Elite Talents, are claimed by the aristocracy, passed through generations by blood magic.Cleodora dreamed of inheriting her father's Tailoring Talent, but when he died unexpectedly, the magic died with him. No