Description
In a world where light and darkness are more than just forces-they're powers passed through bloodlines-12 year old Zeila Ashcroft was born into secrets. With the ability to control shadows and a past she can't remember, she enters Luminous Academy for Magical Arts, hoping to find answers. But truth is dangerous. The once-noble Order of the Darks-founded to protect the world-has been twisted by Quanaia, Zelia's aunt and the power-hungry leader who would sacrifice anything for control. Zelia is more powerful than even her father, Hunter Ashcroft, a protector haunted by guilt and loss. Her allies-funny portal-maker Brody, kind healer Clara, and fierce shapeshifter Aliyah-are her only lifeline in a storm of lies, magic, and betrayal. As Zeila uncovers her forgotten past and the Order's darkest secrets, she must decide: Will she hide in the shadows... or rise from them?
book 1: The shadow blade
