Serafina and the Twisted Staff (The Serafina Series Book 2)

Serafina's defeat of the Man in the Black Cloak has made it impossible for her to keep hiding in the basement of Biltmore estate. No longer the secret resident and rat catcher extraordinaire who explores in the shadows, she is thrust into the light-filled world of the upstairs. Lacking the social graces to fit in with the Vanderbilts and uncertain about what the discovery of her catamount mother means, Serafina finds herself caught between worlds.

But when a sinister arrival threatens both the animal and human residents of the estate, Serafina is best equipped to fight back. A crippled man in search of "the Black One" uses his bloodthirsty wolfhounds to attack Serafina and she only gets away with the help of a strange boy who seems to live in the forest.

When other animals of the estate begin lashing out, Serafina learns she isn't the only target of the creatures' wrath--a terrible power has taken hold at Biltmore. Serafina and Braeden must seek the help of Serafina's mysterious new friend to defeat this new evil...before it engulfs her beloved home.