Abomination. Curse. Murderer. All names hurled at eighteen-year-old Seraphina Dovetail. As the seventh-born daughter to a witch, she's the cause of her mother losing her powers and, in turn, her life.
Abandoned as a child, Sera dreams of becoming an inspector and finding her family. To do that, she must be referred into the Advanced Studies Program at the Aetherium's Witchling Academy. Her birth order, quick temper, and tendency to set things on fire, however, have left her an outcast with failing marks . . . and just what Professor Nikolai Barrington is looking for.
The tall, brooding, yet exceedingly handsome young professor makes her a become his assistant and he'll give her the referral she needs. Sera is quickly thrust into a world where witches are being kidnapped, bodies are raised from the dead, and someone is burning seventhborns alive. As Sera and Barrington grow ever closer, she'll discover that some secrets are best left buried . . . and fire isn't the only thing that makes a witch burn.
Seraphina Dovetail is a young girl attending a witch category. However, as a 7th born, she falls into a group who was formerly persecuted and still runs into many prejudices in the current day. She has no memory of her past or her family aside from a horrible year spent with a warlock who constantly drained her power, nearly killing her. When she is asked to assist Professor Barrington, a dower, grumpy man, she learns more about magic than she has at the academy and discovers just how powerful she can be. But will the power save her when her best friend betrays her and a young man who professes his love for her dies to protect her? Will she survive and be able to achieve her dream of becoming an inspector and then find the answers to her past?