cruel magic: royals of villain academy, book 1  <p><b>i thought i was ordinary rory franco: college student, artist, and over-protected daughter. then, mages barge into my family’s home, murder my parents, and whisk me off to a university known as villain academy.</b><br /> </p> <p>it turns out i’m persephone bloodstone, the long lost heir to one of the five royal families of dark magic. i’m destined to learn how to manipulate the world with fear - and to stand beside the four other scions: the scorching-hot, arrogant young men who rule this school.<br /> </p> <p>the four of them crush anyone who doesn’t kowtow. no way in hell will i bow to any villain, no matter how brutally alluring. they can turn on the charm or tear me down, but they can’t break me. <br /> </p> <p>they’ve never met anyone like me before. i don’t care about ruling. i just want to avenge the people i loved.<br /> </p> <p>it doesn’t matter what kind of magic runs through my veins. i’m taking villain academy down.<br /> </p> <p><i>cruel magic </i>is the first in a university-age paranormal academy series. expect magical villainy, a tough heroine who bends to no one’s will, a dollop of steam, and a slow-burn reverse harem romance where there'll be no choosing required.</p>