Shield and the Shadow

Some destinies are chosen. Olli's was waiting in the shadows.

When sixteen-year-old Olli moves to sleepy Horizon Creek, she expects boredom—not a shadowy presence in the woods or a burst of magic that changes everything.

Suddenly, she's a Shield: protector of the powerful, secretive Gates family. But her new role comes with dangerous questions—about her father's death, the magic awakening inside her, and the Dowager who will do anything to claim a Shield of her own.

Then there's Brend, the mad...