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Blurb: Avery thought her suffering had ended. She thought wrong. After a traumatic start to life, being adopted was Avery's saving grace. She finally had parents who loved her and an entire mansion to call home. Her days were spent reading in the library and exploring her passion for ballet. Until a fateful accident changed everything, and left her at the mercy of her step-brother. Transferred to his boarding school, Avery's solace comes to an abrupt end. Especially as the moment she stepped through the gates, her stepbrother and his gang of tormented souls branded her as fresh meat. He hates her, they want her. Whoever prevails, Avery refuses to surrender her mind or body without a fight. Description: Forged by Shadows is a Why Choose romance set in college with dark themes and an unraveling mystery. Left in her stepbrother's care, Avery must navigate her new home with his crew, the Shadows Souls, watching her every move. There is an extensive trigger warning list and each character has their own past trauma to overcome. Together, despite their forced proximity, the group discover they've found their own version of a family, in which Avery is the main source of love and light. She is extremely headstrong, and she needs to be to keep her bully stepbrother from getting the best of her.