A Kingdom of Ash and Whispers: YA Fantasy Romance: Shadow magic, forbidden powers, and an enemies-to-lovers dark academia mystery at a treacherous war college. Book 1 of a new series.

Blackwood Military Academy is a tomb for secrets, and Olivia Chapman is its newest prisoner. Conscripted for possessing a forbidden, life-draining magic, she’s given a choice: a lifetime in a dungeon, or this prettier cage of gothic spires and ancient power. Here, she is an outcast, a monster hiding in plain sight, her every move scrutinized by the academy's rigid and merciless Senior Proctor, Ian Morgan.

When a string of horrifying, ritualistic murders begins to plague the academy’s halls, Olivia becomes the perfect scapegoat. Framed by a faceless mastermind and haunted by a power she cannot control, she is cornered by enemies on all sides. Every corridor holds a new threat, and every friendly face—like that of the charming and powerful Justin Morrison who offers her protection—could be hiding a killer’s design.

To fight for her life, Olivia must forge an impossible alliance with Proctor Morgan, the one man who seems to understand the true nature of the darkness she wields. As he hunts her in the light, he becomes her only ally in the shadows, revealing a conspiracy that threatens the very foundations of their world. The murders are not random; they are keys in a ritual to shatter the seals of an ancient prison, freeing a forgotten, god-like entity of immense power.

To clear her name and stop the apocalypse, Olivia must embrace the monstrous magic she’s spent her life suppressing. In a war fought with lies and betrayal, she must learn to wield the very darkness that could consume her whole before the walls of Blackwood—and the world—come crashing down.

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Lydbog: 22. marts 2026