Hannah is very excited when she finds out that her parents are finally going to let her have a puppy, but her excitement is soon dashed when Dad tells her that they are going to have to sell the woods at the bottom of their garden, to pay for repairs to the house.
Hannah is sure that there are deer living in the woods - whatever will happen to them if the trees are cleared away to build houses? Can she think of a way to save the woods, as well as learn to look after her new pet? Hannah will need help from her Italian friend, the mysterious Mrs Oberto, but will they have to use the secret that only they know about, and call for help once more from the world of the Ancient Romans?
This is the second in the ‘Roman Magic’ series, but can also be read as a ‘stand-alone’ story.