Overview

Four dangerous witches. One empty chair. A magic that was never broken—just waiting.

Ember Vance has spent her whole life alone.

Her magic awakened late and violent. She nearly killed someone. Now she's been sent to Mytilene Academy: a hidden sanctuary for witches who are "different" in more ways than one. Founded after the Salem trials by a woman who watched her sisters burn for loving wrong, it's the only safe place for witches like her.

The most powerful coven at Mytilene is The Hollow Circle. Four witches. Five chairs. They've been incomplete for a hundred years. They say Ember is the fifth.

Seren: the ice-cold leader who's been watching Ember for years. Who won't say why. June: the healer whose warmth hides fierce edges. Who feels everything Ember feels. Rave: the fire witch burning too bright to live long. Who kisses first and explains never. Isolde: the seer who's already seen how this ends. All possible endings.

The Academy Council wants to disband the Circle before it completes. A five-bonded coven would be too powerful. They'll do anything to stop Ember from bonding. But these four women are offering something Ember has never had: a place where she belongs. All she has to do is trust them with her magic. Her heart. Her body. Everything.