To play with fire, you must start a flame.
Sixteen-year-old Lena Monroe has been a orphan for all her life, being raised by her strict and protective aunt since birth. But when she gets attacked one night by evil, winged creatures, unanswered questions spin in her mind. Fortunately, the mysterious, new boy in town, Lucas, is drawn to her, willing to answer those unanswered questions that Lena yearns for.
She discovers that she is the missing Queen from the Seelie Court: A home for winged creatures called Faeries. Lena needs to get home by the first day of winter or the Court will fall to pieces. But Unseelie Faeries, dark and manipulative Faeries that have fallen from grace, crave for Lena’s blood, doing anything to get a hold of it. Thrown into an unknown world, Lena finds the unexpected.
Because illusions are just as dangerous as playing with fire.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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