Arcana Academy

Clara Graysword is a survivor of Eclipse City’s treacherous underworld, relying on her talent for illegal magic and a quick wit to stay ahead of the law. Her luck finally fractures when she is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for the crime of inking tarot cards—a forbidden practice reserved for the elite. Just as the dungeon doors close, the enigmatic Prince Kaelis, headmaster of the prestigious Arcana Academy, offers her a dangerous lifeline.

Kaelis seeks to reclaim a lost, all-powerful tarot card, and he identifies Clara as the only person capable of helping him steal it. To keep his instrument of chaos close and his motives hidden, Kaelis orchestrates a daring ruse: he smuggles Clara into the academy as both a first-year student and his bride-to-be. Thrust into a high-stakes world of royal intrigue and arcane power, Clara must juggle her secret identity with the looming threat of discovery.

As she navigates the academy’s treacherous social strata, the lines between duty and desire begin to blur. Locked in a volatile partnership with the man she was meant to despise, Clara faces an impossible choice: surrender to the prince’s dangerous ambition or seize the ultimate power for herself.