Clandestine Queen, The

Fifteen-year-old Maggie Abernathy has spent her life hiding the strange things she can do. When a captive witch reaches her in dreams and a letter from her birth mother reveals she is the lost heir to the Coven Seat of Priama, Maggie flees home to claim a destiny she never wanted. Hunting her is Loravain, a cursed assassin ordered by a demon to kill her—but who chooses redemption instead. A fast-paced fantasy of identity, courage, and second chances.

• A cursed assassin sent to kill a girl chooses to protect her instead—a redemption arc readers root for.
• Comp titles span C.S. Lewis and Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher): clean enough for teens, layered enough for adults.
• A shy village orphan discovers she's a witch AND the lost heir to a throne—classic hidden-royalty wish fulfillment.
• Elemental magic system (fire, ice, sound, nature) with a mountain-trial 'become a Fire Mage' quest.

“You don't become a witch by knowing a witch," she said. "You are born a witch.”

Perfect for a teen or adult fan of clean fantasy adventures about witches, chosen-one destinies, and characters seeking redemption, who wants an action-driven story with no objectionable content.