Spellbound Universe Series by Marko Duskborn

Lightning should’ve killed Marcus Shaw. Instead, it awakens him as a storm-caster—a mage who can link with others and fuse their power into something terrifyingly stronger. Fenwick University has a secret beneath Spellbound Academy, where gifted freshmen train in covert while rival agencies fight for control of the next generation... moreLightning should’ve killed Marcus Shaw. Instead, it awakens him as a storm-caster—a mage who can link with others and fuse their power into something terrifyingly stronger. Fenwick University has a secret beneath Spellbound Academy, where gifted freshmen train in covert while rival agencies fight for control of the next generation. Marcus is drafted into an unlikely found family—Elena, a ruthless strategist; Sage, a theory prodigy obsessed with pushing limits; Kira, a half-fae shield with sharp edges; and a steady “reality anchor” who keeps their magic from spiraling out of control. Their breakthrough is called collaborative casting: consent-based links, synchronized spellwork, and a progression system that rewards trust, teamwork… and intimacy. The establishment is already scared of what they’re becoming. Victor Ashford isn’t scared—he’s hunting. He recruits in public and kidnaps in private, building his own “assets” from the students no one can afford to lose. When his campus trap springs, Marcus and his partners have one shot to level up their bond fast enough to survive the ambush—and keep Spellbound Academy from collapsing into a hostile takeover. Spellbound Freshman is Book 1 in the Spellbound Universe: a new-adult (18+), consent-positive, why-choose academy romance with progression mechanics, covert-program intrigue, and team-based power that hits harder the closer they get. less

The King has ascended. Now he must stand trial for the right to let humanity live. Marcus Shaw didn’t just break the system—he proved it wrong. Chaos isn’t a flaw. It’s the reason life exists at all. But the universe doesn’t reward insight. It demands obedience. At the Rings of Saturn, beneath a sky of ice and judgment, Marcus is summoned before the White Court—the cosmic Judges of Logic, Order, and Stasis. Their verdict is cold and the universe is too damaged to save... moreThe King has ascended. Now he must stand trial for the right to let humanity live. Marcus Shaw didn’t just break the system—he proved it wrong. Chaos isn’t a flaw. It’s the reason life exists at all. But the universe doesn’t reward insight. It demands obedience. At the Rings of Saturn, beneath a sky of ice and judgment, Marcus is summoned before the White Court—the cosmic Judges of Logic, Order, and Stasis. Their verdict is cold and the universe is too damaged to save. Humanity generates too much entropy. The solution isn’t deletion. It’s a factory reset. To stop the end of everything, Marcus must do the impossible. He must argue for the soul of humanity in a courtroom that predates time itself. He must call witnesses not meant to speak—his family, his legacy, and even the Void Lords, ancient devourers who know the difference between destruction and erasure. When the Court rules against him anyway, Marcus refuses the sentence. He tears open reality and invades the Source—the Architect’s realm of white gears, living code, and discarded universes. There, among the broken drafts of failed worlds, he discovers the there is no god at the center of creation. Only an empty throne. And only a human can sit on it. To save reality, Marcus must become something no one was ever meant to be—the Laws of Physics themselves. He can stop the reset. He can rewrite the universe. But doing so will cost him everything he still is. Because eternity has a price. Spellbound Eternity is the epic, emotional conclusion of the Spellbound University series—a story of power earned, love preserved, and the belief that humanity deserves to exist exactly as it flawed, chaotic, and alive. less