The Marionettes
Katie Wismer
The Marionettes #1
A blood witch's initiation into a vampire-serving league turns deadly — and someone inside wants her gone.
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A betrayal. A deadly secret. An unlikely ally.Valerie Darkmore’s entire life has been building up to this moment—her initiation into the Marionettes, the prestigious league of witches sworn to serve the vampires. As one of the last remaining blood witches, her spot is almost guaranteed. At least, so she’d thought.The academy is full of sabotage and secrets as the tasks begin, and Valerie quickly realizes she has more than her spot on the line. Her survival seems just as uncertain.The closer she gets to the final trial, the more she learns everything—and everyone—around her isn’t quite what it seems.
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