Ariadne Hawthorne thought she was ordinary. Troubled, maybe. Strange, definitely. But ordinary.
She was wrong.
When her father sends her to CovenWood Academy — a school hidden so deep in the forest it doesn't appear on any map — Ari discovers the world she knew was a veil. Behind it lies something ancient, something dangerous, and a destiny written in her blood before she was born.
Caught between Gabriel, who is golden and dangerous and wants to claim her, and Nikolai, who is wild and wounded and wants to keep her safe even from himself, Ari must uncover the truth about her bloodline before something beneath the school finishes waking up.
It already knows her name.
The Secret in the Shadows is Book One of the CovenWood Series — a dark, atmospheric romantasy of ancient bloodlines, forbidden attraction, and a girl who was never supposed to know what she was.
Jack Cruse writes dark romantasy from somewhere deep in the American heartland, where the nights are long and the forests press close. He believes some stories choose their authors rather than the other way around — and that the best ones refuse to let go until they're told. The CovenWood Series is his debut work. Book One, The Secret in the Shadows, is available now.View all by Jack Cruse
