~~Our Little Secret~~

At twenty-three, Arielle Barnett is supposed to have her life figured out.

Instead, she is starting over.

After escaping a marriage that left behind more scars than she cares to admit, Arielle wants nothing more than to disappear into a quieter life and reclaim the pieces of herself she lost along the way. Wispwol Academy was never part of that plan. Neither was discovering that the magic within her may be far stranger-and far more dangerous-than anyone realizes.

Surrounded by students who have spent years mastering abilities she barely understands, Arielle quickly learns that keeping her head down will be harder than she imagined. Especially when unexplained incidents begin drawing the attention of the Academy's most powerful mages... and Jackson Sterling, a young duke with ties to the imperial family and an unsettling familiarity she cannot quite place.

But Wispwol is hiding secrets of its own.

Tensions beyond the Academy walls are rising. Old legends are beginning to sound less like stories. And the more Arielle learns about the power awakening inside her, the more dangerous one truth becomes:

Some kinds of magic were forgotten for a reason.

And if anyone discovers what Arielle really is, the quiet life she fought so hard to reclaim may disappear forever.

A slow-burn fantasy romance of hidden magic, second chances, dangerous secrets, found family, and a woman learning that surviving her past was only the beginning of her story.