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An Education in Longing

by Charlotte Stein

Magic, ambition, and dangerous desire

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Magic, ambition, and dangerous desire

Mina’s admission to Harrowhall opens a path toward becoming a witch, but the school’s tests and dangers also expose how much its system favors the privileged. Her struggle to prove herself becomes entangled with Harker St James, a lethal student whose secret gives her leverage—and whose presence complicates the magic she needs to master. The fantasy-school setting and contemporary romance are joined by a central tension: Mina’s desire fuels her power, while her feelings for Harker may threaten her aims. The stakes reach beyond her education to Harrowhall and the magic on which it was built.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in contemporary romance with an enchanted-school setting
  • Readers who enjoy stories about magic tied to desire
  • Readers drawn to conflicts involving privilege, ambition, and dangerous attraction

Themes

Desire and powerPrivilege and accessAmbition and self-worthDangerous attraction

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Book overview

A darkly sexy romance about a young woman attending an enchanted school, who must defeat a malevolent force only through accessing a very powerful magic... one that's rooted in her sexual desire.

When Mina manages to pass The Test and gain entry to a university that reveals a world of magic just beyond ours, she's determined to go and prove her worth. But Harrowhall is full of dangers untold, and hardships unnumbered. And every one of them seems designed for only the privileged to pass. If she has any hope of becoming the witch she longs to be, she's going to have to rely on the last person she wants to: Harker St James, the most lethal student to ever walk those haunted halls.

And once she unearths his dark secret, she has the means to persuade him. Not to mention a way to keep him at bay. Because Harker isn't just the key to her salvation. He's the deadly snare that daily threatens to drag her down. Desire fires her magic, but any feeling for him is a poison she simply can't afford.

Even though the fate of Harrowhall, and the magic it was built on, may very well depend on doing all the things she really shouldn't.

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