All sixteen-year-old Anastasia Piliar knows is a life of hiding and fleeing from the Shadows--monstrous, vile beasts that murdered her grandparents, and are hell-bent on destroying her family and her people. For ten years Anastasia lived amongst humans. She knows no magic, had never danced in a grand ballroom with a werewolf, and has never had a dream come to life. Her home realm, Jacqueline, is no longer safe. Allegiances are shattered as battles break out between the realms. People are dying, the magical protections around the royal city are being pushed to their limits, and Anastasia is thrown in the middle when she is suddenly reunited with her home. It's there that Anastasia finds not only family, trees that move of their own volition, and great worlds she never imagined, but also a tremendous power... ...if only she understood what it was. Jordi Burton grew up in Plantation, Florida, and graduated from the University of Florida in December of 2017 with a degree in English, and a minor in History. She started her first novel at age ten, and has been writing ever since. She is published in Virge Literary Magazine, P'an Ku Literary Magazine, and with the company she started, Burton Publishing. An ardent science fiction and fantasy enthusiast, Jordi can usually be found geeking out at comic conventions, binge-watching anything Marvel or DC, and obsessing about her next creative project. Her hobbies include: showering her Boston Terrier with love, mentoring new writers, holding deep conversations about the real-world application of fictional characters, and searching for her next great written adventure.