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IVY & IRON: THE THORNE DECEPTION
A Dark Academia Romance Where Love Is the Deadliest Lie
She's a scholarship girl with a secret.
He's the heir to the empire that ruined her family.
Their deal? Fake date. Dig up the truth. Destroy each other.
Elara Vale is quiet, brilliant, and hiding a name soaked in scandal - Thorne.
Caspian Ironwood is icy, untouchable, and raised to believe the Thornes deserved their ruin.
When they're paired for a prestigious genetics fellowship, hatred combusts into dangerous attraction.
Rules are drawn. Lines are crossed.
And when secrets bleed, hearts aren't the only casualties.
"You want the truth? I want to burn it all down."
"I will bury you."
Dark academia. Corporate warfare. Red-flag romance.
Let the deception begin.
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The Ivy & Iron Trilogy
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