Black Widows Academy Series by Dahlia Briar

What doesn't break me will make me stronger.My name is Zhavia and I used to be a rookie cop. A twist of fate has me declared dead and I'm now a freshman at the world's deadliest criminal academy, The Black Widows.I can't go back. I can't stay here.Bullies try to trample me, my classes are more dangerous than my assassination missions and worst of all, I don't think they're all human here. The odds are stacked against me and not even my one friend thinks I will survive the semester... moreWhat doesn't break me will make me stronger.My name is Zhavia and I used to be a rookie cop. A twist of fate has me declared dead and I'm now a freshman at the world's deadliest criminal academy, The Black Widows.I can't go back. I can't stay here.Bullies try to trample me, my classes are more dangerous than my assassination missions and worst of all, I don't think they're all human here. The odds are stacked against me and not even my one friend thinks I will survive the semester.I found a twisted sense of comfort in the men assigned to train me, but can I trust they'll put me back together once they've broken me? Emrys, Cassian, Morgan. Three handsome high ranked assassins, loyal to the Academy. Will they just be my tormentors or my saviours?Author's note: This is the first book of a steamy dark romance reverse harem/why choose trilogy. The entire series contains dark themes and possibly even triggers. It is intended for mature audiences. less

What doesn’t break me better run fast.I have survived the first semester, but will I survive my new powers? Monsters do exist and I am now one of them, whether the Academy likes it or not. My transformation wasn't planned, but it is welcome, because the past has caught up with all of us and our darkest secrets are surfacing, threatening to break our still fragile bonds. I fear for my men as much as they fear for me. It was them who broke, for my sake, and now we must all pay the price... moreWhat doesn’t break me better run fast.I have survived the first semester, but will I survive my new powers? Monsters do exist and I am now one of them, whether the Academy likes it or not. My transformation wasn't planned, but it is welcome, because the past has caught up with all of us and our darkest secrets are surfacing, threatening to break our still fragile bonds. I fear for my men as much as they fear for me. It was them who broke, for my sake, and now we must all pay the price. The Academy never forgives and I hope they will underestimate me again. I will spin my deadly web and defeat our enemies.Black Widows Academy: Semester Two is the second book in the Black Widows Academy reverse harem/why choose trilogy. It cannot be read as a stand-alone and all the books must be read in order. The entire series contains dark themes and possibly even triggers. It is intended for mature audiences. less

"Zhavia" may be dead, but I am not lying on the floor, defeated and broken. In fact, I've never felt more powerful or more in control. I am Alpha. I am Mother. My babies are legion, carrying death on eight-legged palanquins. Challenge me at your peril. This new me is something that worries both my men and my enemies. Emrys, Cassian, Morgan and Faust fear I might succumb to the dark side and fall to a level neither of them could bring me back from... more"Zhavia" may be dead, but I am not lying on the floor, defeated and broken. In fact, I've never felt more powerful or more in control. I am Alpha. I am Mother. My babies are legion, carrying death on eight-legged palanquins. Challenge me at your peril. This new me is something that worries both my men and my enemies. Emrys, Cassian, Morgan and Faust fear I might succumb to the dark side and fall to a level neither of them could bring me back from. They shower me with love and affection and are more honest than I thought they could be, with me, with each other. Yet secrets still linger, unspoken, threatening.And what if the dark side has what I have been missing all along and is actually the key to my salvation? My hazel-eyed love, you once saved me. Have you come back from the dead to haunt me or to watch over me? Do I love you, or do I hate you? Black Widows Academy: Semester Three is the third and final book in the Black Widows Academy reverse harem/why choose trilogy. It cannot be read as a stand-alone and all the books must be read in order. The entire series contains dark themes and possibly even triggers. It is intended for mature audiences. Note: this is a full 50.000 words novel, I am not sure why the page count is lower than what it should be. less