When gifted newcomer Rowan Ashwood steps through the ancient, ivy-clad gates of the Reaper Academy, she imagines a place of arcane lessons and noble traditions. Instead, she enters a world where soul-reaping is a much an art as it is a mystery - a realm where whispered legends birth both promise and peril.Amid delicate friendships and a tentative romance with the enigmatic Lena Vance, Rowan discovers that the academy's revered rituals hide dark, long-forgotten secrets. As eerie omens and subtle disturbances disturb her every step, she finds herself questioning a legacy built on shadows and silence.In this enthralling debut, fate, desire, and duty collide, setting Rowan on a path where every lesson learned could be a step toward uncovering a haunting truth in a brand new trilogy.