THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ¿ Are you ready to claim your destiny? ¿ 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 romantic fantasy series from the
bestselling author of A Deal with the Elf King . Clara Graysword has survived the underworld
of Eclipse City through thievery luck and a whole lot of illegal magic. After a job goes 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? TROPES Fake engagement ¿ Slow burn ¿¿¿¿ Enemies to lovers
¿¿¿ Forced proximity ¿¿ Magical school ¿¿ Morally gray ¿ Girlboss x cold royal ¿ x ¿ READERS
ARE LOVING IT 'A stellar start to the series' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Absolutely wrecked me in the best way'
¿¿¿¿¿ 'Let me tell you this romance does BURN' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'This was so well crafted and had me
turning page after page' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'A fresh voice in an an oversaturated world of dark academia
romantasy' ¿¿¿¿¿
