Chosen (The Elm Stone Saga)

Chosen is an urban fantasy novel and is book one in The Elm Stone Saga. The White Elm council has governed the magical societies of the world for centuries, keeping the peace, leading the way of the light, but when popular and powerful Lisandro announces his intention to leave the council, a line is drawn in the sand. The Elm Stone, a ring holding the build-up of power from years of the council's members, gets taken by its keeper, Peter, to Lisandro's new group of malicious magic users. Its fate lies in his hands. Sometimes we choose our way.