Anais of Brightshire (The Blood Mage Chronicles Book 1)

While rumors of monsters rising in the south bring nightmares to the community of Brightshire, Anais is settling in to her role as a scullery maid in the Great House. Anais struggles to accept her place until, on a routine trip to the market, she finds a book of illegal magic and starts to experiment with various spells. With the hope of power beyond anything she’s ever imagined, she starts to feel at home in her new world. When a girl from the kitchens goes missing and Anais calls upon her newly acquired abilities to find the girl, she finds a world of trouble instead.