Series: Gilded Magic

Any child can spark magic, but only the elite are allowed to kindle. Those denied access to kindling will lose their magic before they turn thirteen. In 1906 New York, Miss Posterity's Academy is the best kindling school—and Emma Harris is used to the best. But when her father dies, leaving her penniless, Emma must work off her debts to...

The Tarnished Garden transports readers to the Manhattan School for Magic, the newest kindling school in New York. Maeve O'Donnell finds herself at this prestigious institution, though she doubts she deserves her place there. Her sister, Izzy, is one of the school's founders and a beacon of inspiration for those who can now kindle. However, Maeve struggles to control her...