The Hand of the Gods Book One — Odette C. Bell

Isabel Carter is the best the Academy's got. Aaron Forest is not. Where she shines in every class, he's tarnished down to the core. When an unlikely series of events thrusts them together, Isabel quickly learns Aaron's got a secret history up his sleeve. It's nothing compared to hers.
Isabel is about to find out that the surrogate father she's always trusted is a fraud, and the man she hates more than anything is the only one who can save her now.
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The Hand of the Gods is a sprawling action-adventure sci-fi sure to please fans of Odette C. Bell's Axira. This four-book series is complete, so start it today.