The Elysean Academy of Darkness and Secrets (The Holy Bloodlines #2)

Welcome to the Elysean Academy of Divine Light and Beauty, where darkness lurks in every corner, and secrets just might cost you your life… Sera Sinclair never wanted to have anything to do with Elyseans, descendants of the Olympian gods. But when she's forced to participate in their deadly trials, she learns that her past is not at all what she remembered. So when she completes the trials and they offer her an invitation to the Academy, she has no choice but to say yes. Her plan is simple--find the man who did something unspeakable to her when she was five years old, get out of the city of gods, and never look back. But soon she realizes that it's not going to be that simple... The Academy is full of wonder, new friends, and new enemies that haunt her in the real world, and in her sleep. Shade is there, too, just as dark and as full of secrets, disappearing for days at a time before he comes back covered in blood and grime. Despite how things ended between them the last time, he will do everything in his power to keep Sera safe, and to earn back her trust. As more time passes, Sera is more aware of everything the Elyseans keep from the outside world. She always thought that they built their walls so high to show that they’re better than mortals, but the truth appears to be much different. There’s even a very good reason why she and the rest of the students are being trained to fight every day… And when she meets Avery Johnson, a mortal who graduated from the Academy and became Elysean two years ago, she finally sheds light on their most guarded secret that’s going to change Sera’s life forever.

***This book contains very explicit romantic scenes. Rated '4/5 - Explicit open door' for steam/spice/heat level.