Briar ran from the most dangerous witch she knows – her own mother.
Now the magic she’s been hiding might be the very thing that gives her away.
Briar was born the most powerful witch in a century, her magic limitless and dangerously desired. Her mother would do anything to claim that power and twist it toward darkness. So on her eighteenth birthday, Briar ran.
For two years, she’s lived in hiding, suppressing her magic and herself as she drifts from town to town, always looking over her shoulder, always afraid her mother will find her.
Mystic Haven, Louisiana is meant to be just another place to disappear. Instead, it becomes something more when Waverly Academy offers Briar a position teaching young witches and warlocks. Shielded by the academy’s formidable wards, she finally dares to believe she’s safe. She puts down roots. She makes friends. She falls in love. For the first time, a future feels possible.
But magic like Briar’s can’t stay dormant forever. As her true power awakens, so does the danger. And with every spark she unleashes, the risk grows that her mother will track her down and force Briar back into the life she swore she’d never return to.
