Shadowblade Academy Series by KC Kingmaker

At Shadowblade Academy, everyone fears the shadows… Being the ordinary sister of a supernatural powerhouse isn’t fun. I live in the Crust, an outsider town for normies, while she gallivants around her top-secret academy for Abnorms.Then everything goes sideways on my twenty-first birthday. Mediums scream at me like possessed nuns. Dudes pop out of shadows, trying to kidnap me. My dreams become very strange.Most importantly, my sister goes missing... moreAt Shadowblade Academy, everyone fears the shadows… Being the ordinary sister of a supernatural powerhouse isn’t fun. I live in the Crust, an outsider town for normies, while she gallivants around her top-secret academy for Abnorms.Then everything goes sideways on my twenty-first birthday. Mediums scream at me like possessed nuns. Dudes pop out of shadows, trying to kidnap me. My dreams become very strange.Most importantly, my sister goes missing.I have to go looking for her, which means finding her school. Problem is, I learn the academy trains magical assassins who manipulate shadows. Badass but terrifying.Bullies at the academy don’t think I belong. Smoldering fae, vampire, and shifter men are obsessed with me for different reasons: attraction, hate, suspicion. And who the hell is the sexy ghost-man haunting my dreams?I’m trapped in a place where I’m always looking over my shoulder, and I can’t even trust my own shadow…DARKNESS CALLS is the first book in the Shadowblade Academy series, a steamy, why choose paranormal romance with a splash of darkness. It features a female lead who takes no crap, and troubled but strong mates. Expect mystery, steam, dark humor, and edge-of-your-seat action! less

I’m in too deep to leave… whether I like it or not. I’ve entangled myself in the web of Shadowblade Academy and have gotten close to all the guys in my squad, Hudson’s Glove. We’ve made great discoveries for the Academy, yet Headmaster Cane hides them from us. We’re being punished for being good at what the Academy trained us to do.On our own, with only each other to trust, tensions are mounting... moreI’m in too deep to leave… whether I like it or not. I’ve entangled myself in the web of Shadowblade Academy and have gotten close to all the guys in my squad, Hudson’s Glove. We’ve made great discoveries for the Academy, yet Headmaster Cane hides them from us. We’re being punished for being good at what the Academy trained us to do.On our own, with only each other to trust, tensions are mounting. At times it feels like I’m the only one keeping my dangerous, sexy Glovemates from trying to kill each other.Then murders start happening off campus—covert killings unsanctioned by the Academy. When we learn one of the targets is close to my Glovemate Dax, he’s sent down a spiral. The rest of us join his quest for revenge, refusing to split up.Can my mates and I survive the chaos? Can we recover from the dark secrets we’ll reveal—secrets we’re probably better off not knowing? (DARKNESS RISING is the second book in the Shadowblade Academy series. Things get darker in this high-heat paranormal romance. All the smoldering men in Hudson’s Glove desire Coralia in their own way. If you enjoy mystery with your steam, and twists with your action, Shadowblade Academy is right for you.) less

I didn’t realize what I had until my four sexy troublemakers were snatched away from me. Demons have captured me. Now I’m losing my mind in a cell with my own flesh and blood as my prison warden. My four Glovemates were forced to flee, and I feel dreadfully alone. But I know they haven’t given up on me. Strange things are afoot in the demon prison. My thoughts have gone wicked and violent. At night, eerie moans echo through the dark halls, besieging my senses... moreI didn’t realize what I had until my four sexy troublemakers were snatched away from me. Demons have captured me. Now I’m losing my mind in a cell with my own flesh and blood as my prison warden. My four Glovemates were forced to flee, and I feel dreadfully alone. But I know they haven’t given up on me. Strange things are afoot in the demon prison. My thoughts have gone wicked and violent. At night, eerie moans echo through the dark halls, besieging my senses. An attractive demon watches over me, and I’m not sure how long I can resist his advances in my weakened state.War is stirring all around—outside the prison, inside my head. I should have never come to this glorious forest because everything I touch seems to wilt.I worry the darkness haunting me is only the first stage in my transformation. All I can do is fight my inner demons and hope my mates get to me before it’s too late...(DARKNESS FALLS is the third book in the Shadowblade Academy series. Darker and steamier than ever before, Coralia must battle her demons both inside and out, while falling deeper in love with her four mates: Sunny, Quentin, Dax, and Venn.)(Publisher’s Note: This book contains topics that may trigger some readers, including insinuations about sexual assault, capture-bonding, and brainwashing. It contains violence and explicit scenes. Please be advised.) less