Part of Bloodlines, book 1
First published 2011
Sydney wakes to strangers dragging her from bed in the dead of night. The alchemist thought her punishment for helping dhampir Rose Hathaway was over, but this mission proves far more dangerous. Jill Dragomir, sister to Moroi Queen Lissa, faces assassination attempts that could trigger civil war among the vampires. Sydney must hide Jill at Amberwood Prep, a human boarding school in Palm Springs, posing as her roommate while serving as her secret guardian. Sydney's blood marks her as special among alchemists, humans who practice magic and guard the boundary between vampire and human worlds. Her previous vampire alliance already branded her a traitor in alchemist eyes. Now she must live alongside the very creature she was trained to manage from a distance. At Amberwood Prep, threats emerge from unexpected corners while Sydney struggles with forbidden attractions and divided loyalties. The school that promised safety becomes a maze of hidden dangers and moral conflicts that will test everything Sydney believes about duty, friendship, and survival.
Genres: romance, fantasy, young-adult, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-romance, found-family
Setting: Amberwood Prep, Palm Springs
Period: present-day
432 pages · Hardcover · Razorbill
Content warnings: violence