Still reeling from the death of her brother two years prior, Annabelle Blake moves across the world to Colorado with her best friend, Ben, where she is to begin her development as an Elementrist at the world's best School of Elementry. She misses her home. Her life there - the simplicity of it all. She doesn't want to discover her sign, unlock her talent. She doesn't want to be there, full stop. But when she starts her boarding career and meets the mysterious Evander Fitzwilliams, it all flares up.