The Ward of Castoria: Volume 1 (The Castoria Series) Paperback

Bryn Thorner is a seventeen year old senior counting the days until graduation. Her steadfast determination to quietly endure the criticism of the Evil Stepsisters is starting to crack. Things change when a handsome and mysterious boy enrolls at Lockwood Prep. Even though he finds ways to help her out of trouble, there is still something about him that Bryn does not trust. Dane Stormwood’s assignment is to protect Bryn from the murderous creature that has targeted her family. While he knows it is unwise to become entangled with someone so completely different, he cannot help but feel drawn to the beautiful and intelligent girl that he has vowed to protect. He wonders if she could ever fall in love with him despite all the reasons not to.