In the end, she decided writing was the way for her but believes all of her education prepared her for it. She received a liberal arts degree from the University of Michigan, an MA in Comparative Religion from Western Michigan University, and a Master in Teaching (Middle & High School English) degree from the University of Washington. Before becoming a writer, she considered a few different career paths. Originally from Michigan, Richelle now lives in Seattle, Washington where she works on her three series full-time. Scorpio Richelle Mead is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy books for both adults and teens. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. And as she searches for the person attacking powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood - or else she might be next. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. But as he pushes her to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought.

Marcus wants to teach Sydney the secrets he claims the Alchemists are hiding from her.

Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus Finch, a former Alchemist who is now on the run. In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she is struggling to decide between following her Alchemist teachings - or her heart. In The Indigo Spell, a thrilling world of magic, alchemy, vampires and true love awaits.Sydney Sage is an Alchemist - she protects vampire secrets - and human lives. Fans of Twilight and The Hunger Games will adore this teen paranormal romance novel - the sequel to the best selling Bloodlines: The Golden Lily.

The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead