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Shadowmarked: A YA Shifter Academy Fantasy with Shadow Magic, Found Family, and Slow-Burn Romance
She thought surviving Lupin Academy would be the hard part. She was wrong.
Ayla Verdant never expected to shift—and she definitely never expected to shift into something the Houses fear. Born without a crest, she was supposed to fade into the background of Lupin Academy, a prestigious school for elite shifter bloodlines.
But when a violent attack awakens the shadow of a forgotten legacy, Ayla’s power doesn’t just surface. It erupts.
Now the Hollow Pact—an ancient force bent on erasing the past—wants her silenced. The academy wants her contained. And Ayla? She just wants the truth.
But uncovering the secrets buried beneath the school will take more than magic. It will take allies she can’t trust, a boy who sees more than he should, and a fire inside her that refuses to be extinguished.
She wasn’t born to obey. She was born to rise.
Perfect for fans of Zodiac Academy, Crave, and House of Beating Wings, Shadowmarked is a slow-burn, high-stakes YA fantasy with dangerous magic, secret bloodlines, found family, and a heroine who refuses to be erased.
Ayla Verdant never expected to shift—and she definitely never expected to shift into something the Houses fear. Born without a crest, she was supposed to fade into the background of Lupin Academy, a prestigious school for elite shifter bloodlines.
But when a violent attack awakens the shadow of a forgotten legacy, Ayla’s power doesn’t just surface. It erupts.
Now the Hollow Pact—an ancient force bent on erasing the past—wants her silenced. The academy wants her contained. And Ayla? She just wants the truth.
But uncovering the secrets buried beneath the school will take more than magic. It will take allies she can’t trust, a boy who sees more than he should, and a fire inside her that refuses to be extinguished.
She wasn’t born to obey. She was born to rise.
Perfect for fans of Zodiac Academy, Crave, and House of Beating Wings, Shadowmarked is a slow-burn, high-stakes YA fantasy with dangerous magic, secret bloodlines, found family, and a heroine who refuses to be erased.
96 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 28, 2025
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Isabel Riley
19 booksIsabel Riley is an author of historical fantasy and gaslamp fiction with heavy steampunk elements. Her stories focus on coming of age drama with a healthy dose of romance and humor. When she's not escaping to a fantasy world of long ago, she can usually be found with her friends and husband while they get into mischief in and around their hometown of New Orleans.
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