Lessons in Loyalty

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>A dark academia romantasy inspired by the Greek mythology love story of Adonis and Aphrodite.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>In a kingdom where magic is slowly disappearing an evil king will stop at nothing to obtain more power. His sights are set on the golden apples mythical fruits that promise immortality-and the key to an eternal reign. To claim them he will unleash the Beast of Thorns a creature born of darkness a destroyer of those who defy the crown.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Lyla Stark a Forestmage at the Academy of Magic and guardian of the golden apples is about to learn that in the kingdom of Ithaka nothing is as it seems. And when a Heartstring binds her to Spiritmage Bastian Lightcroft his darkest secrets will shatter everything she thought she knew about magic loyalty and love itself.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>As the land crumbles under the weight of dark magic truth becomes a weapon and even the purest heart is made a pawn in the king's deadly game. But some truths once revealed can never be forgiven.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>And in the end Lyla must decide if love is worth the price of betrayal.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>-</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>Academy of Villains</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>is an epic dark fantasy saga with interconnected romance stories that follow one continuous plot. Each book features a new couple inspired by a Greek mythology love story but the series should be read in order to experience the full fantasy arc. This series is for fans of character-driven romantasy and dual POV storytelling</span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>.</span></p>