The Ordeals

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By the author of The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells, featured in Waterstones' Best Romantasy Books of 2024

Old Magic. New power. A contest to die for.

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Sophia DeWinter has been bound to her cruel uncle, the Collector since he exacted a blood bond from her as a child. When she learns of Killmarth, an elite academy for magic wielders outside of the Collectors control, she grabs it as her only chance to break free.

Each hopeful must prove their worth by competing in brutal and deadly challenges the Ordeals. And thats just the beginning, because hopefuls are also being viciously picked off one-by-one. To survive, Sophia could team up with another challenger. Perhaps the powerful wielder Alden Locke. But how to identify an ally from a rival Or even a murderer

In her haste to escape the Collector's power over her, has Sophia risked everything only to run from the flames and into the fire

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PRAISE FOR RACHEL GREENLAW:

'I absolutely treasured it from beginning to end' Cecilia Ahern, Sunday Times Number One bestseller

'Rachel Greenlaw has a stunning writing style'

'It is an absolute masterpiece' Frost magazine

Spooky and melancholy to start with, and then full of tension as you find out more Reader review,

'Completely captures the imagination' Muddy Stilettos

'The characters are so raw and relatable and the mystery so intriguing that I hated slipping out of this magical world and back to reality.' Kate Robb, author of This Spells Love

Author Bio

Rachel Greenlaw grew up in North Cornwall, surrounded by wild moorland. She studied English with Creative Writing at Falmouth University before moving to an island in the Atlantic, where she lives with her husband and two children. The Compass and Blade trilogy is her first YA fiction series. Rachel's first novel for adults, One Christmas Morning was shortlisted for The Fantasy Romantic Novel Award 2024. Her second, The Woodsmoke Women's Books of Spells featured on Waterstones' Best Romantasy Books of 2024. Rachel can be found on Instagram @rachelgreenlaw_ and at rachelgreenlaw.com