And there are the betrayals that break hearts, destroy worlds, and turn the strong sweet light of day into bitter dust. There are the small betrayals: the unkind word, the petty lies. But could it be Sebastian himself who will ultimately betray Evie? In this companion to Gillian Shields's dazzling Immortal, magic and sweeping romance cross the bounds of time to deliver heart-stopping emotion and suspense. Evie and her sisters must master the power of the Talisman before it is too late. The Wyldcliffe coven is plotting to destroy Evie and use Sebastian to secure their own immortality. Surrounded by enemies, she lives every day in fear that Sebastian will fall into the darkness of servitude to the Unconquered Lords. Now Evie returns to Wyldcliffe for another term and more danger. Above all, Evie's love for Sebastian has turned her world upside down. When Evie Johnson started at Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, her life changed in ways she couldn't possibly have envisioned: the discovery of her link with Lady Agnes, her special bond with Helen and Sarah, and their sisterhood in the astonishing secrets of the Mystic Way. (Aug.SUMMARY:There are the small betrayals: the unkind word, the petty lies. Though the ending is tinged with a modern girl-power supernatural twist, the fresh take on classic ghostly romances will leave readers hungry for more. As Evie explores Wyldcliffe's twisted history, she navigates questions about love, life and betrayal. Odd visions and fainting spells begin to plague Evie, and further investigation uncovers the dark truth about Sebastian. Evie's scholarship and the required chores that accompany it isolate her from her rich, snotty classmates, but life seems to improve when she meets the alluring Sebastian. Despite a meandering beginning, the story accelerates with the interlaced historical narrative of Lady Agnes, whose family built the abbey that has become the school.

It was as though I had blundered back into a bygone age”). Upon her beloved grandmother's hospitalization, 16-year-old Evie is sent to one of England's most prestigious boarding schools, the Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, located amid gloomy moors (“Towers and battlements jutted up crazily to the sky. series, takes a gothic turn in this absorbing romance.

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