The only way to stop a threat is to destroy it... ...And last year, we discovered an enormous one. Temperance Fairbanks: the most powerful and sadistic water magus ever to set foot on campus. Hawthorn Academy will host a series of extramural challenges. That means we're hosting shifters, changelings, psychics, and even a vampire. Temperance vowed to hurt them any way she can, and she's already got help. My roommate Grace has a plan. Social warfare, breaking reputations and hearts, including her own. And she wants me to be her muscle. Last year I almost burned the school down. But this time, I might just be sitting on a powder keg. Scroll up and click 'Buy Now' or 'Read for Free' and join the adventure!

My name is Aliyah, and my family is famous. My great-grandfather's magic brought light and healing to the world. On the other side of that coin, my uncle is an infamous criminal, using his magic to only perform evil. I carry their potential. I carry their power. One day, I'll be able to use it - and my goal is to use it for good. Now, I'm starting school, and my biggest challenge isn't history, math, or even the dreaded Magiscience Lab. It's keeping a devastating secret from almost everyone, including my own family. I'm an Extramagus, just like my uncle, whose incredible powers absolutely corrupted him. Is evil really my destiny, or can I fight it somehow?

The Hawthorn tree. You can eat the berries. Taste the juice. But the seeds are the deadliest part. And I was going to become the seed. I was going to be the cyanide that destroyed Ollie and everything he valued. The Set-what was left of them anyway-were going to pay for what they did to me. For the torture they put me through. They drowned me. Drugged me. Humiliated me. But I was not going to let them take my dignity.

The New Year started with a bang. Literally. Midnight came, and now, life as we know it will never be the same. The Sanctum are out to harm us. To harm me. Nobody is safe. I'd known that a scholarship to Hawthorn Academy would change my life. Guess I'd just never realised how much I could lose.

I knew that a scholarship to Hawthorn Academy would change my life. It would get me away from a Mother who didn't love me, an alcoholic Step-Father I despised and a life filled with no meaning. At the Academy, I could make something of myself. Become who I've always wanted to be; the person I was destined to be. But I could never have imagined that things could be worse there. That The Sect and The Set ruled the school. Literally. They had a list of five rules that all must obey or face the dire consequences. Then there's Him. He is the forbidden fruit. The Beast I'm warned away from. The boy I feel a connection to, yet knew that I shouldn't. Hawthorn Academy isn't anything like I expected. It's obvious that I'm in danger. That somebody is out to harm me. I just needed to survive the next two years there. How hard could that be?

For fans of Riley Sager, The Hawthorne School is a twisty psychological suspense about the lengths one mother will go for her child, inspired by present-day obsession with cults and true crime. Claudia Morgan is overwhelmed. She's a single parent trying the best that she can, but her four-year-old son, Henry, is a handful--for her and for his preschool. When Claudia hears about a school with an atypical teaching style near her Chicagoland home, she has to visit. The Hawthorne School is beautiful and has everything she dreams of for Henry: time to play outside, music, and art. The head of the school, Zelma, will even let Claudia volunteer to cover the cost of tuition. The school is good for Henry: his "behavioral problems" disappear, and he comes home subdued instead of rageful. But there's something a bit off about the school, its cold halls, and its enigmatic headmistress. When Henry brings home stories of ceremonies in the woods and odd rules, Claudia's instincts tell her that something isn't quite right, and she begins to realize she's caught in a web of manipulations and power. The author's work as a psychotherapist, with a focus on narcissistic manipulation and addictive power dynamics, guides this exploration of a young mother wanting to do the best for her child.

I knew that a scholarship to Hawthorn Academy would change my life. The scholarship gets me away from a Mother who doesn't love me, an alcoholic Step-Father I despise, and a life filled with no meaning. At the Academy, I can make something of myself. Become the person I've always wanted to be; the person I'm destined to be. But I never imagined that things would be worse for me here. That The Sect and The Set rule the school. Literally. They have a list of five rules that all must obey or face the dire consequences. Then there is Him. The forbidden fruit. The Beast I've been warned away from. The boy I feel a connection to, yet know that I shouldn't. Hawthorn Academy isn't anything like I'd expected. It's clear that I'm in danger. That somebody is out to harm me. I just need to survive the next two years here. How hard can that be? Disorder is book one in the Hawthorn Academy Series. It is a high school bully romance and contains themes that some readers might find uncomfortable. This book is a part of a trilogy and is NOT a standalone. This book was previously published under the same title in February 2021, but has had a complete rewrite since. This is the second edition.