“Blend in so well… they forget you were there.”
Trust the wrong person… and you might not live to regret it.
Ellie Quinn has always been good at surviving—thanks to a mom who treated cell phones like kryptonite and wilderness skills like second nature. Problem is, survival wasn’t just a lifestyle. It was training.
When her mother is imprisoned, Ellie gets shipped off to Brightwood Academy—a sprawling, ivy-covered estate disguised as a group home but operating more like a covert prep school for teen spies. Brightwood promises discipline, purpose, and a shot at something bigger… if you can survive the secrets beneath its polished surface.
Trouble is, not all the recruits are still here. Thirty teens have vanished. Whispers of betrayal echo through the halls. And when Ellie and her new allies uncover a hidden device called Erebus in a sealed-off wing of the estate, they trigger a chain reaction no one saw coming.
Now, with a shadowy organization known only as The Alliance closing in, Ellie has two options: follow orders and play it safe—or go rogue, rewrite the rules, and trust her instincts… even if it means putting a target on her back.
Brightwood Academy was never just school. It’s a spy game.
And Ellie? She’s not playing.
Fans of clean teen spy adventures like Recruited by the FBI and The Warrior Spy will love Brightwood Shadows—a twist-filled adventure packed with found family dynamics, secret missions, and suspense that thrills without crossing the line. For readers ages 9–15 who like their thrillers high-stakes, their friendships complicated, and their heroes undercover. Think found family, secret identities, and one fierce girl with a crossbow and trust issues. No swearing. Just missions, mysteries, and one conspiracy at a time.
