by Samantha Hartwood
Series: Halls of Glass #1
Community rating: 4.2/5 from 12 ratings.
The only thing more dangerous than falling for a lie is falling for the liar. Don’t look at the desert. Don’t think about the desert. Never step onto the sand. Taera has followed these rules her entire life—until he arrives. Impossibly gorgeous, with a face masked in magic, Nikolai kidnaps Taera and drags her deep into the dunes. He says she’s powerful and needs to be trained…if she ever wants to see her family again. Thrust into a deadly school of illusions and lies, Taera can’t trust anyone
Genres: Fantasy Romance/Romantasy, Dark Academia
Tropes: Magic, One Bed, Touch Her and Die, Slow Burn, Morally Grey, Enemies to Lovers, Fake Dating/Marriage, Prison/Captivity, Forced Proximity, Academy Setting
ISBN: 1068936509
592 pages
Published: 2026-02-17
Publisher: Self-Published/Indie