The Serpent's Shadow

Dr. Maya Witherspoon, a brilliant British-Indian physician, finds her scientific world shattered by a hidden magical heritage after the mysterious deaths of her parents. Her Brahmin sorceress mother, Surya, warned her of a sinister "serpent's shadow" before succumbing to a sudden illness, a fate swiftly followed by her father's death from a venomous krait bite. Fearing the same unseen, vindictive power, Maya flees her native India for Edwardian London. Desperate to survive, she must uncover and master the magic she inherited from her father's British bloodline—a power her mother claimed was not her own, yet is her only hope. As the inaugural novel in the Elemental Masters series, this reimagining of Snow White weaves a rich tapestry of historical fantasy and Indian mysticism, compelling Maya to unlock her unique potential before the relentless "serpent's shadow" catches up to claim its next victim.