A war brews between the great houses of magic and the outcasts known as the House of Exiles. And, one initiate may be the key to shifting the tides. She just happens to be a human from North Carolina who has no clue about magic. Cecelia Costav's father hides a secret--that they hail from a long line of powerful European witches and warlocks, and have been in hiding from a fated blood rite. But, they can no longer...