Grave Promises

The Council has made its choice—and Ivy Hawthorne is expendable.When Lucien Ackerman is ordered to marry the elegant and ambitious Selene Duskbourne, refusal comes with a devastating price: Ivy's place at his side—and at Bonebinder Academy. Determined to protect her, Lucien agrees to the engagement and brings Ivy with him to the Sister Academy, where polished smiles conceal dangerous rivalries and deadly secrets.Then a powerful Council liaison is poisoned.The victim had been fighting to reform the very laws controlling Ivy and Lucien's bond, giving half the magical establishment a reason to want him silenced. Surrounded by suspects and unable to trust the Council, Ivy launches her own investigation. But every clue points toward a conspiracy far darker than one murder—and a truth powerful people will kill to keep buried.As Lucien's wedding draws closer and a charming new ally tests Ivy's heart, she must expose the killer before the Council destroys everything she and Lucien have fought to protect.Some vows bind the living. Others belong to the grave.Fans of Zodiac Academy and A Deadly Education are going to get hooked on this spellbinding blend of forbidden romance, sinister academy secrets, and murder most magical.