by Emily R. Gillis (Illustrator), Stephanie a. Gillis (Author)
Leaven Connolly never wanted to return home after leaving the small town of Ashport three years ago. She though she was free of the embarrassment that comes with having ghost hunters for parents until her uncle passes away, making her the heir to the Ashport Conservatory. Leaven is prepared to sell the place and get out of dodge but soon learns the hard way that her uncle has been keeping one of the most powerful creatures in existence hidden in the house: the one and only Phoenix. Being a creature of immense magical power, everyone wants their hands on it including a horde of vampires, a pack of werewolves, and almost everyone Leaven meets. The only people Leaven finds she can trust are a stranger fighting with his inner demons, her two older friends who aren't exactly what they seem, a warlock who refuses to move on, and a self-serving exiled fairy. What could go wrong?Everything. Everything can go wrong.