Eleanor

She was never meant to belong in his world...
And he was never meant to want her.

Eleanor Lothar has always been the quiet sister-the one overlooked, underestimated, and left behind while her family reshaped kingdoms. But when an invitation from the Magic World offers her something she's never had before-a choice-she takes it.

At the Shadet Glaciers Academy, Eleanor finally finds where she belongs.

Not as a princess.
Not as someone's sister.
But as a healer... and something more.

There's just one problem.

Alder, the Academy's brilliant and infuriating head alchemist, has no patience for humans-especially one who dares to challenge everything he knows about magic. Cold. Sharp. Unyielding. He sees her as a disruption.

She sees him as a challenge.

But when something dark begins to slip through the Veil-something that drains life itself and targets the rare and the powerful-Eleanor becomes more than an outsider.

She becomes a target.

Forced to work together, their rivalry ignites into something far more dangerous than either of them expected. Because the more they fight each other...

...the harder it becomes to stay away.

And in a world where magic can destroy...
love may be the one thing that saves them-or ruins them both.

This book is intended for readers 18+ only and contains:

• Steamy, explicit romance scenes
• Mature themes
• Emotional intensity and dark elements

• Enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance
• Grumpy x sunshine dynamics
• Magic academy settings
• Strong, underestimated heroines
• Slow burn → steamy payoff
• High-stakes romantasy with danger and intrigue