Cusp Born: A Middle Grade Fantasy Adventure with Zodiac Magic, an Epic Quest, and Friendship

She was born to command fire. But the one power that should define her may be the very thing that destroys everything she loves. Thirteen-year-old Abree has spent her life trying to prove she belongs. Born to the House of Aries, she should wield fire with ease—but her elemental magic is dangerously unpredictable, and every mistake gives others another reason to fear her. Then Abree is blamed for a crime she didn't do, and no one believes her. Forced to flee with her five-year-old foster brother, Vekor, Abree escapes into a dangerous forest where Shadow Warriors hunt them at every turn. Survival means trusting strangers—and Abree finds unexpected allies in a band of zodiac misfits who know exactly what it means to live on the outside. For the first time, Abree begins to wonder if belonging isn’t something you’re born into. But her enemies are closing in. Her powers are growing stronger.