Henrietta Howel can set herself on fire—and live. When her power is revealed, she expects execution. Instead, she’s invited to train as one of Her Majesty’s royal sorcerers in Victorian London. The world hails her as the prophesied girl destined to defeat the Ancients, monstrous demons bent on humanity’s destruction.
Among her fellow trainees—handsome, arrogant, and dangerously charming young sorcerers—Henrietta faces battles of magic and the heart. One will challenge her. One will betray her. One might just break her.
But Henrietta guards a secret: she is not the chosen one. As war looms, she must decide how far she’ll go to protect the city—and the people she loves—while knowing the prophecy is a lie. Heroes aren’t chosen. They’re made.
