by Stacy Strange
Windermere College for the Ætheric Arts was founded to make magic accessible to anyone who can call Æther—the substance of magic—but in the 300 years since its founding it’s become the perfect symbol for magical exclusivism; to get in one needs old money, old connections, or both. Lily has neither, and Seb has it all, but when they’re thrown together as lab partners in a year long alchemy course, they realize they have far more in common than meets the eye. Together they uncover secrets both ar
Genres: Dark Academia, Fantasy
Tropes: Rivals to Lovers, Dark Past, Academy Setting
208 pages
Published: 2026-09-22