Through Smoke and Sand

A secret group overseeing humanity’s goodness needs new recruits to avoid the resurgence of an ancient threat. Lexi McArthur, a neurodivergent nineteen-year-old, has a knack for solving other people’s problems. When her own problems manifest in an unexpected, relentless form, she suspends her cynicism to join a should-be mythical group of wish granters. But their magic doesn’t come easily to Lexi, who wonders if the Fairy Godmothers picked the wrong girl, especially when compared to her fellow trainee. With increasingly creepy mishaps in her new home, a mysterious guy who keeps his own magic a secret, and a less-than-benevolent mentor expecting her to fail, her new reality may not be an improvement over the life she left behind. The secrets hidden in her new home are more serious than the Fairy Godmothers will admit, and Lexi's own mistakes add to the growing danger. She must harness her abilities and learn to trust the right people, including herself, before a long-imprisoned horror breaks free.