TWO YEARS AGO, Maple Wood's father went on a trip and never came home. All he left in his wake was an admission form to Ivory Hall-Whyndova's most prestigious boarding school-and a silver ring.

Determined to find answers about her father's disappearance, Maple accepts the admission form and begins attending the arguably intimidating and annoyingly wealthy school residing in an all-too-known retired Victorian hideout. However, a different mystery greets Maple upon her arrival at Ivory Hall.

One that threatens both her sanity, and her original (likely time-sensitive) goal of finding her father. ONE YEAR AGO, Ivey Lemon lost her last family member to a world she's heard of but never stepped foot in.

When it's clear Uncle Adenwell-acting king of Lumania-is making no progress in bringing her sister home, Ivey decides to take things into her own hands, going so far as to enlist the help of a man who's believed to have played a role in her sister's disappearance. With everyone seemingly working against her endeavors, Ivey reconsiders who she can truly trust.

Uncle Adenwell, the Lumanian king-her own guardian? The prisoner, an enigma no one can seem to solve? Finnegan Foks, Ivey's life-long protector and the bane of her existence? Or maybe the only person Ivey can trust is herself. And maybe Maple can't even trust herself.

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