Ezra Shyar has spent her life hiding in plain sight. At 19, she’s mastered the art of blending into her elven community by masking her unusual golden eyes, taming her wild curls, and pretending she belongs. However, when a chance encounter with the charming Prince Rydeel sparks both an unexpected friendship and something far deeper, Ezra dares to hope she might finally find where she belongs. Then everything shatters. A forgotten scroll. A summoned angel. And a destiny she never asked for: to lead an army against an ancient, rising darkness. Ezra wants no part of it. She’s not a leader. She’s barely holding herself together, especially when her parents are accused of treason and their lives hang in the balance. With no one else to trust, she sets out on a desperate quest to piece together the rest of the forbidden scroll, lost for centuries and buried in legend. By her side are Prince Rydeel, whose growing affection threatens to upend everything Ezra thought she knew about love, and Awren; once her loyal childhood friend, but now a fierce royal guard, whose presence stirs emotions she thought she’d buried long ago. As the shadows close in and ancient forces stir, Ezra is torn between two hearts, hunted by a fate she never wanted, and forced to confront the truth she’s hidden from her whole life: Sometimes, standing out is the only way to save the world. Goodreads, The StoryGraph, Sno-Isle Libraries OverDrive
