“Magical from nail-biting beginning to shocking end!”—Danielle L. Jensen #1 New York Times
bestselling author of A Fate Inked in Blood NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A woman who wields
magical tarot cards lands herself in a false engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious
academy in this first installment of an enthralling fantasy romance series from the bestselling
author of A Deal with the Elf King . The dazzling first edition hardcover of Arcana Academy
will feature gold foil page edges designed endpapers two interior black-and-white maps a
custom-stamped case and a premium dust jacket with foil—while supplies last! Clara Graysword
has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery luck and a whole lot of illegal
magic. After a job gone awry Clara is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for inking tarot
cards—a rare power reserved for practitioners at the elite Arcana Academy. Just when it seems
her luck has run dry the academy’s enigmatic headmaster Prince Kaelis offers her an
escape—for a price. Kaelis believes that Clara is the perfect tool to help him steal a tarot
card from the king and use it to re-create an all-powerful card long lost to time. In order to
conceal her identity and keep her close Kaelis brings Clara to Arcana Academy introducing her
as the newest first-year student and his bride-to-be. Thrust into a world of arcane magic and
royal intrigue where one misstep will send her back to prison or worse Clara finds that the
prince she swore to hate may not be what he seems. But can she risk giving him power over the
world—and her heart? Or will she take it for herself? Book One of The Arcana Academy Series
