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Gwen Frost is a Japanese-American kitsune, fox spirit, trying to escape the bonds of traditional kitsune life in Japan and fit into normal life as an American teenager with her foster family. On her way to the bus stop, the first day at her new school in Edenton, North Carolina, she feels an ominous presence but dismisses it. When she arrives at school, she finds herself drawn to another student, a boy named Alex, who surprisingly can see through her fox spirit disguise.

When a mysterious shadow creature attacks Alex after school one day, Gwen reaches him just in time to save his life. Gwen and Alex team up to find the shadow creature's master and stop its attacks before the beast hurts them or anyone else.

They quickly learn, however, that the town has an unusual number of supernatural residents...so it could be anyone. It could be the vampire with a curious secret and an equally curious way of life. On the other hand, it could be the young witch posing as a constant rival and occasional ally and friend. Or, maybe it’s Gwen’s new self-proclaimed best friend, the golden-haired enchantress with the deceptively gorgeous countenance.

Gwen Frost, after visiting her maternal kitsune grandparents over Christmas break, returns to Edenton to find Alex Garner, the boy she loves, is the target of some new supernantural scheme! Gwen rushes in to save the day, and Alex is more than happy to have her back in his life! Alex soon realizes that something is off with Gwen, but what could it be? Also, what secret will his skinwalker cousins, Sora and Kai, clear up with their return? Will Alex be able to handle it? What's going on with the Fiery Witch and the mysterious Blackshear brothers? Will it help Alex figure out what’s going on with Gwen and who’s after him now? The answers lie within this fourth installment of the Claimed Saga!

Stories depict legendary foxes or kitsune as intelligent beings and as possessing paranormal abilities that increase with their age and wisdom. all kitsune have the ability to shapeshift into a human form except in rare cases where a kitsune born of a human union defaults to a human appearance, such Gwendolyn frost and her older brother, Gavin. Some stories suggest that kitsune employ this ability to trick or manipulate humans, while others suggest that they are faithful allies, friends, lovers, and spouses. This brings us to the curious case of Alex and Gwen, a young skinwalker artist who fell in love with our brilliant, fiery-haired Kitsune.

However, Alex gets an unexpected surprise when he finds out Gwen is engaged as her fiancé comes to retrieve her. Gwen, Alex, Gavin, Sora, Meghan, & Stephen are swept away to Japan to tend to Gwen''s pending nuptials. Why did her grandparents keep her engagement a secret? Who will Gwen choose? If she chooses Alex, the man she loves, she will tarnish her family''s honor. But can she grow to love Toshiro and bring honor to both of their families?