Ghost Bird - The Academy Omnibus Part 1: Books One - Four, Plus Bonus Material

C. L. Stone

Sep 2014 · Arcato Publishing

About this ebook

Books 1 - 4 in the wildly successful (and swoon-inducing) Academy Ghost Bird Series, together for the first time at a low price. This bundle includes an exclusive that fans have been begging for: Meeting Sang, an alternate POV story of how it all began.

Introductions–Book 1 

With an agoraphobic mother and a barely-there father, Sang Sorenson abhors the isolation keeping her in the shadows. What she craves is a fresh start and to be accepted as ordinary, because for her, being different meant being cast out alone. 
When her family moves to a new school district, Sang infiltrates a group of boys, each nearly perfect in every way. Grateful for an influence outside of her parents’ negativity, she quickly bonds with the boys, hoping to blend in and learn from them what it means to have friends. 
Only the boys have secrets of their own and they’ll do anything to keep her safe from the knowledge of the mysterious Academy they've sworn allegiance to. Bit by bit, Sang discovers her friends are far from what she’d expected. Will her loyalty change when she's forced to remain in the dark, or will she accept that she's traded one house of secrets for another? 
Meet Kota, Victor, Silas, Nathan, Gabriel, Luke and North in a story about differences and loyalty, truth and mystery, friendships and heart-throbbing intimacy. 
The Academy, ever vigilant. 

First Days–Book 2 
As a new student to Ashley Waters High School, Sang Sorenson hopes her new friends will be the change she’s been craving and will make fitting in a breeze. 
But Academy students aren’t there to take it easy at the overcrowded school rife with violence. When fights begin, Sang will uncover the true reason the boys traded in their private school lives for public ones. This year, Sang will no longer be invisible. This year, Sang is a target. 
The principal and vice principal are hot to take Sang down, and her own mother is determined to entrap Sang forever in her belief that the safest place to be is in the shadows. Despite this, Nathan, Luke, Kota, North, Silas, Victor, and Gabriel will discover Sang’s unyielding loyalty. And they will sorely need it. 
The Academy, supremely influential. 

Friends vs. Family–Book 3 
Sang Sorenson is forced to suffer through another of her mother’s extreme punishments that almost kills her. The Academy boys vow it will be the last. They're determined to keep Sang safe, especially from her own family. Their solution: complete infiltration into her life. 
Kota, Luke, Silas, Nathan, Victor, Gabriel and North do everything within their power to show Sang what true loyalty means. It takes more than blood to make a family and they want Sang in theirs. Sang experiences a taste of freedom and what it’s like to truly be cared for, wanted. Sang learns a bit more about the boys’ broken families and they discover more than they ever imagined about Sang’s. The Academy was the answer to their problems. Could it be hers? 
Sang’s actions force her mother to reveal a startling truth that will change Sang’s and the boys’ lives in unpredictable ways. Forever. 
The Academy, Allegiance 

Forgiveness and Permission–Book 4 
Sang Sorenson’s abusive mother is secure in a hospital and her father has vanished to a new family of his own, leaving Sang and her sister to fend for themselves. 
But Sang is never really alone. The Academy team has stepped in, promising to protect and care for her. Kota, Victor, Silas, Nathan, Gabriel, Luke and North take over, showing Sang they can be depended on for anything. But just because her parents are away, doesn’t mean Sang’s life has become any easier. 
The newfound freedom will have a higher price than any of them could have imagined. 
Principal Hendricks now wants to use Sang to exploit Academy secrets. Mr. McCoy has his own dark plans for her. Enemies are closing in. Sang will need to believe in the boys, and the boys will need to trust her if they want to survive their rivals. And each other. 
The Academy, Relentless Trust

Ratings and reviews

This series is amazing! it's like nothing I've read before (and i read a lot!). i don't want to spoil what happens but it's basically about a girl called Sang who is from a bad home and she makes friends with 9 incredibly cute guys who help her grow and keep her safe whilst keeping a massive secret from her. It's ultimately a love story (with a major twist) but it's also jam packed with action, plot twists and friendship, Between a jealous sister, cruel mum, unobservant dad, arrogant jocks, creepy vice principle, demanding head master, AP classes, stalkers, wannabes and just trying to be normal, it's no wonder she needs all nine guys to rally round her and help (even though she will never ask for it). I would love to give you a brief description of each guy (and believe me they are all unique in their own way) but i suggest you read introductions (first book) as C L Stone gives each guy their own chapter so you really get to know and love them and since you've then read the first book you may as well carry on. I highly doubt you could just stop there anyway. I really can't recommend these books highly enough,

I love this group of characters! Each is individually interesting. I've read the entire series at least 4 times. Thank goodness the first 5 books are included in this omnibus and was free to boot. It would've been expensive otherwise. I did purchase the next omnibus and the single issues after that. I'm hoping for North's and Mr. Blackbourne's viewpoint. Looking forward to the next book. Please make it soon!

Do not get started on these series, anything about the Academy. You will never get to a resolution, and just keep buying book after book, and it is still not done. Both the Scarab Beetle series (which ended - or hasn't written the next book - with no resolution) and the Ghost Bird Series. Leaves you hanging with not books available. Spent WAY too much money to get to no conclusion.

About the author

C. L. Stone once lived in Charleston, SC, and currently lives among Cajuns. She writes about cute boys and uncomfortable situations, usually mixed together.