Shadows of Change (Arcanum Academy #1)

Living with sentient shadows isn’t exactly a recipe for staying under the radar. Just ask Kaia Draven, who’s spent twenty-three years pretending her shadows don’t have opinions about everything—including her disastrous love life. But when a Nightwraith attack forces her shadows to show off their teeth, Kaia finds herself recruited to Arcanum Academy, where magic isn’t just studied—it’s a deadly serious game.

The academy might be beautiful, but its politics are vicious. As a member of the scorned Faction of Shadow, Kaia should be keeping her head down. Instead, she keeps collecting complicated brooding twin berserkers with fire and ice in their veins, a chaos mage whose humor masks surprising depth, a mysterious shadow warrior with too many secrets, and a dangerously charming prince whose darkness calls to her own. Her shadows, naturally, have opinions about all of them.

But attraction becomes the least of her problems when an ancient artifact tied to the legendary Valkyries resurfaces. The Heart of Eternity pulses with familiar power, stirring fragments of memories Kaia didn’t know she had. As her powers grow stronger and her bonds deeper, dark forces gather. Someone wants the Heart—and they’ll tear through anyone to claim both it and her.

Welcome to Arcanum Academy, where magic has consequences, shadows have attitude, and falling for multiple powerful mages might be the least of Kaia’s problems. Probably.

Perfect for fans of dark academia romantasy, SHADOWS OF CHANGE weaves together elemental magic, found family, and slow-burn romance into a story about finding your power—and your people.

This is a slow-burn reverse harem romance featuring MMFMM relationships, snark for days, and one very opinionated shadow named Bob who totally ships it.