FULL BOOK ON KINDLE UNLIMITED!!! In the elite Arclight Academy, where aspiring riders forge unbreakable bonds with mythical creatures to wield immense power, eighteen-year-old Serenya Vale arrives as an outcast. Plagued by a mysterious, life-draining illness that leaves her frail and fading, she enters on a rare scholarship-mocked as a "charity case" unlikely to survive the brutal trials ahead. On her first day, a chilling encounter with the infamous third-year Kairen Draxen, a brooding dragon-bonded rider shrouded in living shadows, changes everything. When his darkness inadvertently brushes against her, it eases her constant pain for the first time in years, forging an inexplicable soulbond between them. Terrified yet drawn to the cold, emotionless boy who commands fear across the academy, Serenya discovers that his shadow magic recognizes something vital in her-a latent light that could heal or destroy them both. As training intensifies for the deadly bonding trials in the perilous Wilderness, Serenya must navigate ruthless rivals, hidden conspiracies threatening the academy, and her growing forbidden connection to Draxen. Together, their opposing forces of shadow and light awaken a rare twilight magic powerful enough to reshape the world-but at the risk of consuming them entirely. In a tale of resilience, forbidden romance, and the thin line between salvation and ruin, Serenya learns that true strength isn't found in health or power, but in embracing the darkness that binds her to life.

Emery Montgomery is no stranger to the spotlight, after all when you're the heir to the English throne, privacy isn't something you're used to. So when she's sent to New York City to attend university and in attempt to better her family's public image, she hopes the change of pace will give her the freedom she so desperately craves. The last thing she expects when moving into her dorm, is that she's not alone, a roommate mix-up leads to Greyson Collins, son of a wealthy CEO and so-called "family man" getting the shock of a lifetime when he learns that the girl in his dorm isn't just the annoyingly hot girl that bumped into him in the hallway, She's a Princess. While they attempt to stay stubborn in their claims that they hate each other, rooftops and parking lots will teach them just how much they have in common and maybe just how much they truly need each other. Emery will learn what she's willing to sacrifice when it comes to the choice between love and duty. ••••• "Even in the sea of gold that filled the room she shined the brightest," •*•*•*•*• *This book was previously named, It Started With The Crown, and is the first book in the illicit series!! ✨Highest ranking✨ #1 in collegeromance 11/24/23 #1 in royal blood 1/5/24 #1 in roommates 4/2/24 #1 in girlxboy 4/5/24 #1 in cliche 4/7/24 #1 in royalfamily 4/11/24 #1 in forcedproximity 4/22/24 #1 in rich 5/2/24 #1 in nyu 5/25/24 #1 in fighter 8/13/24 #1 in arrangemarriage 12/30/24 #2 in love story #2 in Princess 11/21/23 #7 in grumpy12/31/22