Essence Bound Series Series by Nicky Shivers

“Dear Theodora, Congratulations on your scholarship to Validus Vale Academy…”. This is a twist. A total m-fing twist. So the big question is—should I go? My parents would have said no, but they’re dead. My ex-lovers would definitely veto the idea, and my only friend just wants me to stick around as a free babysitter. So I guess I’m going to Validus Vale. I’m sure I’ll be safe among the other witches as long as I keep my head down... more“Dear Theodora, Congratulations on your scholarship to Validus Vale Academy…”. This is a twist. A total m-fing twist. So the big question is—should I go? My parents would have said no, but they’re dead. My ex-lovers would definitely veto the idea, and my only friend just wants me to stick around as a free babysitter. So I guess I’m going to Validus Vale. I’m sure I’ll be safe among the other witches as long as I keep my head down. Yep, everything will be just fine as long as the authorities don’t uncover my impossible I’m telepathic. They’ve spent millennia searching for this kind of innate magic. One slip and I’ll be a lab-rat before I know it. But keeping a low profile here is difficult. The academy halls are filled with dark secrets, savage students, and a conspiracy that stretches to the highest seat of power. I walked into the belly of the beast, and I’m not escaping without help. Which means turning to most unlikely the professor who controls my every move, the silent guardian whose gaze never leaves me, and the ruthless Elite who wants nothing but my destruction. ♥Validus Vale Academy is book one of a slow-burn paranormal reverse harem romance series. This is a why choose series, which means the main character will have many love interests and not have to choose between them. The heat level rises with each book. ♥. less

I thought the Academy was a prison. I didn't realize it was the only thing keeping the monsters out. I threw myself through a vortex to save my guys, but now we’re trapped in a place that shouldn't exist—a realm of raw, intoxicating magic that is as beautiful as it is lethal. This dimension doesn't just hold us captive; it’s getting under our skin, changing my companions in ways I can't control... moreI thought the Academy was a prison. I didn't realize it was the only thing keeping the monsters out. I threw myself through a vortex to save my guys, but now we’re trapped in a place that shouldn't exist—a realm of raw, intoxicating magic that is as beautiful as it is lethal. This dimension doesn't just hold us captive; it’s getting under our skin, changing my companions in ways I can't control. I see the primal hunger in Ludo’s eyes, a frantic desperation in Alexis, and a growing darkness taking root in Cosmo that scares me more than the monsters in the mist. But the biggest threat isn't the realm. It’s the power waking up inside me. The "dud" of Validus Vale is gone. In her place is a source of magic so rare that the power-hungry will stop at nothing to possess it. I’ve become the ultimate prize in a game I don't know how to play. Back at the Academy, the Conclave is no longer hiding in the shadows. Their corruption has turned the school into a gilded cage where status is a weapon and trust is a death sentence. While the Elite families play their twisted games of bloodlines and betrayal, I’m learning the true cost of my inheritance. And still, somewhere in the silence between worlds, a piece of my soul is still missing. I have to find him—before the darkness swallows us all. A Note on the Series:. ♥Book Two significantly raises the heat level of this Paranormal Academy Reverse Harem Romance. ♥. less