Vikingrune Academy Series by KC Kingmaker

Born an outcast. Raised a secret. Molded into a badass.My name is Ravinica. I’m a bog-blood, which is a creative way to say I’m a social pariah and a half-breed. I can’t do magic, which sucks, but I’m pretty fancy with a spear. No one in my village likes me, and that’s okay, because I don’t like them either. Except Anna. She’s cool. At least it’s better than being Damon, my alcoholic skirt-chasing brother... moreBorn an outcast. Raised a secret. Molded into a badass.My name is Ravinica. I’m a bog-blood, which is a creative way to say I’m a social pariah and a half-breed. I can’t do magic, which sucks, but I’m pretty fancy with a spear. No one in my village likes me, and that’s okay, because I don’t like them either. Except Anna. She’s cool. At least it’s better than being Damon, my alcoholic skirt-chasing brother. Every year, Vikingrune Academy selects a single villager to join their ranks, and I’m gunning for it. I yearn for the mythical longship to haul my ass away, so I can learn runeshaping. I’ll also train to fight against humanity’s greatest foe, the elves. At least that’s what the brochure promises. But honestly? This place is brutal. I have one term to prove myself, or I’m exiled. Annoyingly hot men keep pestering me, and they’re very persuasive. The professors are ruthless. The bullies are worse. Still, I’m determined. I belong here. I’ve fought too damn hard to let a guy named Sven break me down. As long as no one discovers my secret mission, I should be good. That mission? Find who destroyed my family’s name… and murder them.(Into the Isle is the first book in the “Vikingrune Academy” series. This adult why choose paranormal romance series has enemies becoming lovers, friends becoming foes, and a whole lot of Norse goodness wrapped around our kick-ass heroine and her smoldering, morally gray men.) less

I’ve been stolen from the academy I worked my entire life to get to… Sometimes life is a real ass-kicker. I’ve been captured by the humans’ most hated enemy, the elves. They’ve been gone from Midgard for centuries, and now they decide to come back? Rude. But hey, at least my magic finally decided to show up. Turns out I’m a pretty damn good runeshaper, too. All those countless hours of training without having magic at my fingertips really paid off... moreI’ve been stolen from the academy I worked my entire life to get to… Sometimes life is a real ass-kicker. I’ve been captured by the humans’ most hated enemy, the elves. They’ve been gone from Midgard for centuries, and now they decide to come back? Rude. But hey, at least my magic finally decided to show up. Turns out I’m a pretty damn good runeshaper, too. All those countless hours of training without having magic at my fingertips really paid off. Before being abducted by the pointy-ears, I made some brutal discoveries at Vikingrune: The villains who destroyed my family name are closer than I thought; a vision showed me that maybe the elves aren’t the Big Bads of humanity, and the call is coming from within the house. I came to the academy to execute a murderous plan… but then life happened. I met friends, lovers, allies, rivals. Now, I’ll do whatever I must to get back to them and warn them of the real threat against us all. (The Serpent’s Shadow is book two in the Vikingrune Academy series. Things heat up in this paranormal romance, on the battlefield, in the bedroom, and everywhere else. Ravinica is strong, her men are dastardly, and the hits keep coming. Be sure to check the trigger warnings, please.) less