Stolen Light
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Last published Tue, Mar 3, 2026
Merlyn Archer never expected anything extraordinary from life-until a brutal attack on her twentieth birthday shatters everything she thought she knew. The power that erupts from her is wild, impossible... and unmistakably a legacy of the father who disappeared before she was born.
Dragged from the human world she loves, Merlyn is thrust into an Academy in the Other World-a realm where beauty masks cruelty, alliances are forged in blood, and desire is as dangerous as any blade. Among creatures she never believed existed, she must master her newfound ability while navigating ruthless politics, simmering rivalries, and a pull toward someone she absolutely should not want.
Because the Other World is on the brink of war.
The Superiors are rising.
And Merlyn might be the key to stopping them... or the weapon that ensures their victory.
Magic. Betrayal. Lust. Power.
In a world where nothing is what it seems, Merlyn must decide who she is-before someone else decides for her.
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