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In Leyland, there is no magic more powerful than the writtenword. Maeve Abenthy knows this better than anyone, for it was with ink that herfather destroyed the world. To avoid the stain of his crimes she lives inhiding, until the arrival of an anonymous letter changes everything. Itcontains four impossible words:Your father was innocent.

In search of the letter’s author, Maeve infiltrates theOtherwhere Post – an illustrious academy where she will master the arcane magicof scriptomancy. But one person sees through her disguise: Tristan Byrne, herbrilliant yet infuriating mentor. To win his trust and uncover the secretsburied in her past, Maeve may have to risk something far worse than her mission- her heart.