When the world seems to be at it's quietest, it becomes the warning before the disaster. It can either be the calm before a storm or the eye of the tornado, it cannot be prevented. During this time, the almighty being chooses a child that is to lead the way, giving them the power of all elements to relinquish the destruction. The mark of the Phoenix will imprint this child's body as proof of their purpose and existence. This child will be referred to as the Phoenix. In a world where magical powers exist, these powers are sought after by a rebel group. So an Academy is established in order to protect those with magical abilities, however it doesn't last very long being just a magical academy. Higher-ups protest against the fact that it only allows those with abilities. So the targeted audience is changed from people who have magical abilities to those who have enough money to send their kids to an academy for protection. That includes famous people seeking a normal education, to Rich Parents sending their kids, to those with magical abilities. Those who cant afford this academy is delighted when they introduced the idea of a scholarship program. Since this school was developed to protect magic users, they will permit a scholarship to the most exceptional or rarest magic they can find each year as long there are openings available within the classes. When a scholarship is sent to magic user Phoebe Lockhart, permitting her to attend this academy, she takes the opportunity (along with her two twin brothers) to attend. However, she has a secret to keep from the rest of the students. She won't have a problem keeping her mouth shut, but as long as she attends a magic academy, her secrets are at risk of being exposed by the magic of the other students. Especially when she has a run in with the schools most powerful user, Peyton Carter, the principles nephew, everything becomes ten times more dangerous. Will she be able to survive in this new academy?

She has escaped. She is free and the world awaits. No one knows her. But they soon will.

Marcie is an oddity in her village, the daughter of a widower with both village and outsider blood in her veins. She cares for her drunken father, and struggles to fit in with the rest of the village. Everything changes when she comes across two dragons, a mother and her new born, and unwittingly becomes the Tamer of the baby dragon when his mother dies. This new unlikely bond completely changes her life and opens doors to her future that she would have never thought possible whilst also causing her pain and heartache.

***Please note that this book has been taken down because it's been published, and you can see only the sample chapters of the published version. You can find the links to both ebook and paperback in my profile bio. ------------- I have always been bullied and trapped in darkness. I hoped life would get better when I moved to my mother's hometown, but it only got worse because it was there that I met my unrequited crush, Hayden Black. He despised me from day one, and even more when I became best friends with his twin, Kayden. Kayden gave light to my life, but my happiness with him lasted only until one night two years ago. That night Kayden died because of me. Half of me died with him. The other half was left to bleed, suffering Hayden's and his friends' constant bullying. Now I must endure one more year before I can finally escape them and go to college. This year has to be different. Either I will become stronger, or they will finally break me into nothing. ----------- Highest rank in Romance: #1 on 10/28/2017 Bullied won the Best Romance and the Best Diverse Book award and the Bullied series won the Best Trilogy/Series award in The Fiction Awards 2018. --------- I wrote this novel for #NaNoWriMo2016 #NaNoWinner2016