How to Fake It With Phantoms

Petrina 'Pia' Molnar’s life is a series of well-intentioned mishaps, mostly involving spilled soup. Her biggest worry is keeping the local community kitchen stocked, until a terrifying, shadowy beast chases her straight into the arms of a man who calls her the 'Veleshnya'. Whisked away to the Vechnost Covenant, a secret society of supernatural clans, Pia is hailed as the long-lost scion of a family famed for taming Phantoms - malevolent spirits drawn to human despair. The real Veleshnya is prophesied to unite the warring clans and save them from the encroaching 'Blight' that corrupts their world. Pia, who can't even tame her own frizzy hair, now faces the suspicious scrutiny of four powerful young lords, each with their own agenda. There’s the brooding clan leader with a dark secret, the charming diplomat who’s too good to be true, the stoic bodyguard bound to her by ancient law, and the rebellious scholar who thinks she's a complete fraud. As Pia bluffs her way through deadly trials and bewildering high society, she begins to uncover clues about her own forgotten past that are strangely intertwined with the very prophecy she's supposed to fulfill. Can a girl whose only special power is kindness survive in a world of monsters, or will her charade bring doom upon them all?