Welcome back to Harker Academy for Deviant Defense, where the line between hunter and hunted has never been thinner.
To rescue someone close to her, Viv Abbot must team up with Reid’s violent, unpredictable older brother, Deacon. Her uneasy truce with him offers Viv something Reid never could: the chance to embrace her darkness.
Viv’s mission takes her to the center of Astera's seedy underbelly with none other than the White Stag as her guide. But when a bounty on Viv's head puts those she cares about in danger, Viv will be forced to go to lengths she never dreamed in order to protect them.
With enemies closing in from all sides and a ticking clock on her life, Viv must save the Half City from destruction while surviving a betrayal that strikes at the heart of everything she’s fighting for. Because in a world where monsters wear familiar faces and temptation cuts deeper than any blade, making it through her second semester at Harker will take more than skill—it will take everything Viv has left to give. Who can she really trust in a city that thrives on lies?
The series
In a city that hides monsters in plain sight, survival is not about strength alone, it is about secrets. The Harker Academy series opens with Half City, where Viv Abbot, a young woman burdened by grief and financial struggles, lives a double life. By day she is ordinary, by night she is a demon hunter, carrying the legacy of a father whose death left more questions than answers.
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Everything shifts when she crosses paths with Reid Graveheart, a reformed demon who lures her into a world she never imagined existed, a hidden academy built to train and protect those who walk the line between human and other. Within its walls, loyalty is tested, forbidden bonds spark, and shadows seem to whisper truths no one dares speak aloud.
What sets this series apart is its blend of dark academia atmosphere and urban fantasy grit. The halls of Harker are alive with danger, romance, and the promise of knowledge that comes at a price. Viv’s journey is not only about hunting demons but about confronting her own hidden nature, questioning who she can trust, and discovering whether belonging is worth the risks that come with it.
Mysterious, character-driven, and laced with slow-burning tension, Harker Academy is a story for readers who crave magic laced with danger, a heroine who is as flawed as she is fierce, and a world where every choice leaves a mark.
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