When Sophie finds a dying girl by the monastery walls, her life changes forever. Before she dies, the stranger manages to reveal a terrible truth: they are sisters, their parents were murdered, and she herself was turned into a pawn in someone else’s game.
Now the former thief has just one goal—to take the place of the dead aristocrat, return to the capital, and make those responsible pay. But to do that, she will have to enroll in the Military Magic Academy.
Only playing someone else’s role is getting harder and harder. The sister’s husband is hungry to reclaim his “property,” enemies don’t forgive mistakes, and the curator of her course—an icy detective inspector—is too smart not to notice that something is off about this lady.
He is looking for the truth; she is hunting the killers—and both risk burning in the fire that flares between them.
– magic academy
– a strong, smart heroine way beyond her years (an impostor)
– a domineering hero
– romantic relationship
– clash of personalities
– secrets, intrigue, investigations
– a magical detective
– thrilling adventures
– revenge
– with a pinch of humor, irony, and drama