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Cast out by her elite family for having weak magic, Charisma Carter rebuilds her life as an exceptionally skilled magical engineer. Upon graduation, she is dragged into dangerous political rivalries when all six powerful Arcane families compete to claim her loyalty.

You'll like it if you enjoy

  • An awkward, brilliant nerd heroine
  • Reverse harem romance
  • Underdogs relying on engineering over magic
  • Political maneuvering among rival houses

Good to know

  • Features a reverse harem romance
  • Includes explicit sexual content
  • Book one ends on a cliffhanger

Tags

  • Female Lead
  • Smart MC
  • Found Family
  • Harem
  • Romance
  • Humor Light
  • Fast Paced
  • Academy
  • Coming of Age
  • Political Intrigue
  • Unique Magic System
  • Explicit Content

Reading order

  1. Cover for Chaotic (Arcane Mage Series Book 1)

    Book 1: Chaotic

    270 pages6.5h audio2020

    Chaotic launches the Arcane Mage Series with Charisma Carter—a magical engineer ostracized by the elite Silverstorm family—suddenly finding herself the most sought-after mind in the entire Arcane world.

    With six powerful heirs competing for her attention and loyalty, and a sinister conspiracy beginning to take shape, Charisma must rely on her tech genius and her wit to survive a world that once threw her away.

    Expect slow-burn reverse harem tension, charming nerdy humor, and a heroine who earns every victory through brains over brute magical force.

  2. Cover for Hectic (Arcane Mage Series Book 2)

    Book 2: Hectic

    322 pages7.5h audio2020

    Hectic picks up immediately after Charisma earns her diploma—and the world turns upside down. Targeted by the very resistance she tried to help dismantle, she is now presumed dead, homeless, and hunted.

    From the shadows, she must flush out a mole buried inside the Arcane Magical Intelligence Agency while resisting the increasingly difficult-to-ignore pull of five men who keep showing up in her chaotic life.

    Bigger stakes, sharper wit, and escalating romantic tension make this a propulsive second installment.

  3. Cover for Erratic (Arcane Mage Series Book 3)

    Book 3: Erratic

    280 pages7h audio2021

    Charisma Carter just wants to build tech, stay alive, and navigate the gorgeous Arcane heirs determined to win her heart. But trouble always finds her. Caught in the escalating war between the families and a deadly resistance, she is dragged right into the line of fire. Worse, her own powers have spun entirely out of control. In Erratic, this brilliant magical engineer must outthink ruthless enemies while grappling with unpredictable magic that could jeopardize everyone she loves.

  4. Cover for Frenetic (Arcane Mage Series Book 4)

    Book 4: Frenetic

    268 pages6.5h audio2021

    Frenetic throws Charisma into the middle of a coup attempt against one of the Arcane families while a bloodthirsty rebellion closes in on all sides.

    Balancing five men who want her—and hate each other—against world-altering political violence, Charisma must hold together the found family she has built before everything she loves is torn apart.

    The fourth installment delivers on its promise with explosive action, high-heat romance, and the series most emotionally resonant arc yet.

  5. Cover for Ecstatic (Arcane Mage Series Book 5)

    Book 5: Ecstatic

    260 pages7h audio2021

    Charisma’s work with AMIA just landed her in the worst predicament yet. Trapped in rebel captivity alongside Logan and Theo, she faces an army of insurgents demanding blood. To make it back to the men she loves, this witty engineer must claw her way out of an impossible trap, defeat hordes of hostiles, and finally deal with her treacherous cousin once and for all. In Ecstatic, survival takes raw grit, brilliant ingenuity, and the fiery bond of an unconventional romance.

  6. Cover for Charismatic (Arcane Mage Series Book 6)

    Book 6: Charismatic

    276 pages2022

    Charisma has survived kidnappings, explosions, and lethal coups, but her greatest challenge arrives when her estranged parents try to force her into an arranged marriage. She has finally found real love and family among the Arcane heirs, and she refuses to let high-society tradition strip away her hard-won autonomy. In Charismatic, the quirky tech prodigy must deploy every ounce of her engineering genius and courage to shatter her family’s control and claim her true happily ever after.

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