Of Hidden Blood

Her blood holds a legacy they buried.His holds a secret they will kill for.When Elora abandons her life in Piatha to save her sister from their father's violent fury, she discovers a dangerous secret through Jude, a boy in her village. The magic they fear is real, and her connection to the forbidden magical Order is a legacy she can no longer hide.Then a steward offers them a bargain: consecration and the sight required to save her sister's life for a price. It will make them outcasts. Forbidden to ever return to Piatha. They both want the truth. A future free from their village's archaic beliefs. But when the magic reveals Jude to be born of mixed blood, he is condemned to death under the Order's laws of purification.Elora knows Jude's heart. But will she risk her life and her sister's to protect it?