Book One in the False Usurper series.
Hannah Luin lost her mother at the age of eight. A once fearsome hero, she died in the Last War, defending the world from the Sleeping Witch. Now, ten years later, Hannah has only one goal: to become a hero. With the help of her friends, Lilly, a proud fae, and Bill, and strong shifter, the three embark to Denver High Academy, a world renowned school for creating heroes.
The only problem? They don't have a coach, and one is needed to enter the school.
Neth Vin on the other hand is a second year at the academy, and has made quite the name for himself and his team. Known as the Iron Four, they have big plans for their future. But can the stress of leading a team, while trying to rival three newcomers, be as easy as it sounds?
As their time at the academy goes on, love, hate, and plenty of fights will define the students to their best and worst abilities. Yet, nothing is as it seems. Dark forces scheme in the shadows, and powerful people begin to plot for the future.
Katerin was content with her quiet life of studying the arcane, and wanted for nothing in her life. She had friends, family, and plenty to do.
But life has a way of changing people--a way of pushing them to do things far outside their comfort and experience for the sake of family, and curiosity.
Can Katerin find her mother, unravel a plot against a still growing kingdom, and keep her new friends alive in the face of the Untamed Wilds?
The world is a dangerous place, more so on Itrea than anywhere else.
***Note: This book contains gore, and some other disturbing imagery.
Rankings:
#2 in highfantasy 3/27/2020