{"product_id":"fractured-wards-leslie-jane-9798254769538","title":"Fractured Wards: The Confluence Saga, Book One","description":"\u003cb\u003eShe spent fourteen years learning to be small. The wards were never going to let her stay that way.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eElara Novak is a liar!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery assessment passed with careful mediocrity. Every flicker of power smothered before it can be seen. Every day at the Convergence, the most elite magical institution in the Accord, she spent performing the role of a quiet, unremarkable witch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause what Elara really is would get her killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she's paired with Cassian Voss, a top-ranked wizard candidate, political heir, and far too observant for her safety and everything she's built begins to crack. He's arrogant, sharp-tongued, and dangerous in ways that have nothing to do with magic. And the closer he gets, the harder it becomes to keep her secret buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Elara isn't the only one hiding something. The ancient wards that hold their world together are failing, and someone powerful has been waiting for exactly this moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the cracks spread and the truth claws its way to the surface, Elara faces an impossible choice: keep hiding and survive or become what she was born to be, and set the entire system on fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFractured Wards\u003c\/i\u003e is the explosive first book in \u003cb\u003eThe Confluence Saga, \u003c\/b\u003e an epic romantasy series for fans of \u003ci\u003eFourth Wing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom Blood and Ash\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas Six\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnemies to lovers - slow burn - Hidden identity - Academy fantasy - Institutional conspiracy - A heroine who was taught to be small and chose to burn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Jane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798254769538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.77d","brand":"Leslie Jane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172637090047,"sku":"9798254769538","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fractured-wards-leslie-jane-9798254769538","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}