Before The Ravens Sing (✔️, EDITING)
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(Book 1 in the Before The series)
"You asked to understand and in order to understand a story, one must be taken back to the beginning."
Back home in Minnesota, Talia Grey, had a seemingly normal life, until a twist of fate sent her back to her mother's hometown. Starting her senior year at Anthabask Academy, Talia finds herself thrown into a family she has never known. She must accept her place in this new family, while trying to uphold a pledge that stems from a centuries old blood feud with a rival family.
Forced to keep her true identity a secret from others, she finds herself in unfamiliar territory, especially once she encounters the academy's mysterious and handsome pair of brothers, the Reever boys. Struggling to keep her head down and complete the year before running off to London to pursue music, she will come face to face with secrets about her family and past that may affect her future.
Will Talia be able to survive her senior year and make it out with her life and heart intact?
Will she be swept away by a mysterious boy with a raven tattoo?
Rival love hasn't been this deadly since Romeo and Juliet. Hopefully she makes it out alive...
Highest Rank: #262 T.F., #13 Conflict, #8 Rivalry
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