Claim your destiny in the hottest new Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling fantasy romance, in which a magical tarot card wielder lands herself in a fake engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious academy.<BR><BR>Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and a whole lot of magic. But when she is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for illegally inking tarot cards, it seems her luck has finally run out.<BR><BR>Until Prince Kaelis offers her an escape - for a price.<BR><BR>In exchange for her life, Clara must pose as Kaelis' bride-to-be and a student of the elite Arcana Academy. There, she and Kaelis will conspire to steal a powerful card from the king and use it to bring his tyrannical rule to an end.<BR><BR>Clara soon discovers that the prince she swore to hate may not be what he seems. But can she risk giving him power over the world . . . and heart? Or will she steal the magic for herself?<BR><BR>TROPES<BR>Fake engagement
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•<BR>Forced proximity
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•<BR>Magical school
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•<BR>Morally gray
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<BR>'Let me tell you, this romance does BURN'
<BR>'This was so well crafted, and had me turning page after page'
<BR>'A fresh voice in an an oversaturated world of dark academia romantasy'
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