Hellkitten Chronicles Series by Viola Grace

Imara needs a familiar, but what she ends up with is the toughest kitten in the magical world. Imara has lived a life separate from her family. She wasn’t shunned, just never acknowledged. The seventh child of a seventh child, she had had the bad taste to be born a girl. Her father’s family had no use for a girl, so she was sent to a city where the populace didn’t use magic.Now that she is grown and entering college, she has chosen the best magical college in the country... moreImara needs a familiar, but what she ends up with is the toughest kitten in the magical world. Imara has lived a life separate from her family. She wasn’t shunned, just never acknowledged. The seventh child of a seventh child, she had had the bad taste to be born a girl. Her father’s family had no use for a girl, so she was sent to a city where the populace didn’t use magic.Now that she is grown and entering college, she has chosen the best magical college in the country. It just happens to be located in her birth city.When family begins to encroach on her education and someone threatens her life, can her new familiar do as he promised and keep her safe, or will Imara have to use what little magic she has learned to keep herself alive? Either way, things are going to be unpleasant. less

A would-be magus with studying on her mind must deal with a possible suitor and her feisty hellkitten.Imara made it through her first term without too many issues, but now that she is in the second term, a magic-draining fiend is stalking the students and her familiar is bored with guiding her through the early stages of magic. He has taken to giving her misinformation to see if she can use her own judgements. It is a challenge she doesn’t really need... moreA would-be magus with studying on her mind must deal with a possible suitor and her feisty hellkitten.Imara made it through her first term without too many issues, but now that she is in the second term, a magic-draining fiend is stalking the students and her familiar is bored with guiding her through the early stages of magic. He has taken to giving her misinformation to see if she can use her own judgements. It is a challenge she doesn’t really need.XIA agents are taking courses at the college and one of them ends up next to Imara during her Ethics course. A few conversations lead to a lunch date and now she must determine if a social life is worth more than her scholastic one.Mr. E just likes going on lunch dates. The servers swoon over his cute fuzziness. He is no help at all. less

Her magic is coming along, her kitten is still deadly, and she is about to make an actual friend. Controlling weather is simple by comparison. Sky Breaking seemed like a useful course, but its usefulness lay in the amount of credits that would count toward Imara’s degree.Once she is in the course she meets the only other student and they strike an unlikely friendship. Kitigan is a seer who has an interest in farming and apiculture, weather magic is part of that peculiar parcel... moreHer magic is coming along, her kitten is still deadly, and she is about to make an actual friend. Controlling weather is simple by comparison. Sky Breaking seemed like a useful course, but its usefulness lay in the amount of credits that would count toward Imara’s degree.Once she is in the course she meets the only other student and they strike an unlikely friendship. Kitigan is a seer who has an interest in farming and apiculture, weather magic is part of that peculiar parcel.After a series of classes that turn into tests, Imara is happy to head to Kitty’s farm for a weekend away from school, and Mr. E wants to head out and ride some sheep. Everybody has something to do including the trespassing werewolf pack that just moved in next to Kitty’s family farm.Imara has to walk the fine line between guest and defender while taking her Death Keeper skills for a spin. Her weekend is anything but relaxing. less

Stealing an ancient artifact is a strange test, but going up against her family and the law adds a new level of difficulty. Imara wants nothing more than to find a different course, but Stealth Magic gives her the credits she needs to stay on track and there aren’t any other options rearing their heads. Stealth Magic is not what she thought it would be, and the idea of breaking into a home to rob an ancient artifact for her final exam was a little daunting... moreStealing an ancient artifact is a strange test, but going up against her family and the law adds a new level of difficulty. Imara wants nothing more than to find a different course, but Stealth Magic gives her the credits she needs to stay on track and there aren’t any other options rearing their heads. Stealth Magic is not what she thought it would be, and the idea of breaking into a home to rob an ancient artifact for her final exam was a little daunting. Luckily, Imara has friends who are going to help her through training, some old and some new. Through some work with the XIA, she finds a tutor for her training, and a place to do it. Ritual Space offers her a welcome and the inhabitants set themselves to the monumental task of her training. The exam is getting closer and time is a factor. Mr. E just likes chasing the enchanted bunnies of Ritual Space. Excerpt: Doing push-ups in the living space with forty pounds of books on her back was not the way she wanted to be caught by Argus. “You are supposed to read them.” She kept going through her set, and muttered through clenched teeth, “I know, but I got bored with that, so I am trying osmosis.” Argus crouched next to her, and she caught a very distinct lungful of the warm scent that made her cuddle with him at every opportunity. “You know that your kitten is on top of the books?” She grunted and shoved upward again. “I suspected. I keep getting snickers in my brain, and I am definitely not laughing.” She finished her set and collapsed on the rug, sending tomes of magic and her kitten to the floor. “So, how is the physical training going?” She muttered against the wool fibres, “Fantastic. Give me five minutes, and I will be ready to head out with you.” He chuckled. “You look half dead.” “I will wake the other half, I promise.” She pushed herself upright and gave him a quick kiss. Before he could make a grab for her, she jumped to her feet and headed up the stairs. A magic wave scrubbed her skin clean while she peeled off her exercise clothing and yanked on her date-night outfit. Her domestic magic course had not gone to waste. Jeans and a lace-up shirt were just the things, and as she headed back downstairs, her familiar jumped onto her shoulder with a determined bit of claw work. She sighed. Eventually, I am going to want to be alone with Argus. Not until you have graduated. Spoilsport. They are your rules; I am just making sure that you adhere to them. He was right, they were her rules. She had decided early on that no man was worth interrupting her education, but every now and then, when she and Argus were cuddled and watching a movie, she wanted to try to have it both ways. “Okay, ready.” Argus smiled brightly, his appreciation glowing in his eyes. “This is going to be the best undercover operation I have ever been on.” She grinned and linked her arm with his. “Shall we? I have never been to a carnival before.” Mr. E wriggled with excitement. He was up for it as well. “Never?” Argus’s shock was apparent. “Nope. How many times do I have to tell you that I have been sheltered by choice?” She waved at Reegar on their way out. “I suppose it still seems peculiar to me. I apologize.” His smile said he wasn’t particularly contrite. They walked to his SUV, and he tucked her inside. She buckled up, and Mr. E jumped onto the dashboard. Argus got behind the wheel and buckled in. “He really loves to pretend he is driving.” “Yes. less

The final classes have begun, and the only thing standing in Imara’s way is an ancient and deadly enemy... of her kitten.Imara’s life is going according to her plans. She has her boyfriend, her kitten, and is about to earn her degree in Magecraft and graduate. Once she has that degree, she has the right to request an application for a commercial magic license. It is the goal she has been working toward all along... moreThe final classes have begun, and the only thing standing in Imara’s way is an ancient and deadly enemy... of her kitten.Imara’s life is going according to her plans. She has her boyfriend, her kitten, and is about to earn her degree in Magecraft and graduate. Once she has that degree, she has the right to request an application for a commercial magic license. It is the goal she has been working toward all along.A shadow begins to haunt her during the day and stalk her when she is away from the college. She doesn’t know what it wants, but it follows her with a purpose she can’t fathom until she finds the identity of her stalker.By the time she learns that it is Mr. E the stalker is after and not her, the trap has already closed. less

Bara is facing certain madness or a lifetime of frenzied learning. When she is offered a chance to live as a normal person, it requires one surrendering magic.Bara has lived her life knowing that she is going to have to spend every waking moment learning or go mad, and even though she has a boyfriend, friends, and distant family... her future is bleak.With a family letter, she sees her chance to grasp a future, even without magic in it... moreBara is facing certain madness or a lifetime of frenzied learning. When she is offered a chance to live as a normal person, it requires one surrendering magic.Bara has lived her life knowing that she is going to have to spend every waking moment learning or go mad, and even though she has a boyfriend, friends, and distant family... her future is bleak.With a family letter, she sees her chance to grasp a future, even without magic in it. She has a chance to step into the human world, and with the blessing of her boyfriend and her friends, she decides to go through the extraction of the cursed magic she was born with.The next morning starts far too early, and a cat in her room wakes her and urges her to get ready. When she’s prepared, they step through a portal and end up in a place Bara wasn’t expecting. Ritual Space. Her trials and surrender are going to take place in the safest area in the world. No magic will escape it, and nothing harmful can enter without the consent of the proprietor. It is the safest place to lose herself, so she begins the process of losing everything she had been taught to love and fear.No pressure. less