“Magical from nail-biting beginning to shocking end!”—Danielle L. Jensen #1 New York Times
bestselling author of A Fate Inked in Blood 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 . 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
