Perfect for readers who love:

• dark academia

• elemental magic

• found family vibes

• rival school competition

• hidden power/chosen one

• dark, morally gray heroes

• slow-burn/fast-burn spicy romantasy

A slow-burn romantasy featuring elemental magick, rival academies, forbidden power, and dangerous attraction.

Celeste Farris was never meant to be at Whittaker.

At an elite academy where elemental wielders are forged into weapons for the ruling Service, power isn’t a gift—it’s something to be controlled, contained… or taken.

And Celeste is hiding something they would kill to own.

She tries to stay invisible. To bury the magick rising beneath her skin.

But power like hers doesn’t stay hidden.

Not from Noa Gallagher—the fire-wielder who burns too bright, too hot, and looks at her like she’s something worth destroying the world for.

And not from Gavrail Kamenov—the shadow-bound rival with silver eyes that sees too much, knows too much… and pulls her closer with every dangerous step.

As ancient bloodlines begin to wake and the balance of power starts to fracture, Celeste realizes the truth:

She isn’t just part of the game.

She’s the reason it’s being played in the first place.

And if the Service discovers what she is, they won’t simply try to control her.

They will claim her.

In a world where power and bloodline is everything, Celeste must decide what she is willing to risk—her future, her freedom, even her heart—before the truth buried inside her rises to the surface and changes everything.

Because some magick cannot be contained.

And sometimes love can save you…

or ruin you completely.

What readers are saying:

- “I loved this book and it was exactly what my Fourth Wing obsessed heart needed.” 

- “5/5. I WAS ABSOLUTELY obsessed with this book from start to finish.”

- “You won’t find a whiny, immature FMC who makes you cringe here. You don’t have to wait 3 books for the spice. This is a love triangle done differently. I would take Noa OR Gavrail any day. One of my new favorite romanticies!”

- “This is a book I want all my friends to read and cannot wait to see where this series goes. A must read for any Romantasy lover!!!”

- “⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ That ending…I am emotionally wrecked, completely obsessed, and already desperate for book two.”

-“Recommend 100000/10.”

- “This was the love triangle I didn't know I needed.”

- “Think adult Harry Potter crossed with Fourth Wing. Great slow burn fantasy romance.”

- “Oh my freaking god! This book…I freaking ATE IT UP! Like breakfast, lunch and dinner ate it up! I couldn’t put it down! I love love loved it!” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

- “I’m honestly still trying to gather the pieces of my heart…This story doesn’t just pull you in, it wraps around your ribs and stays there. The worldbuilding, the mystery, the passion, the ache…every page felt like walking deeper into beautiful chaos.”