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Raised in the mortal world, twin sisters Tory and Darcy Vega discover they are the hidden heirs to the fae realm of Solaria. Thrust into Zodiac Academy to awaken their elemental powers, they must endure brutal hazing from four ruthless heirs determined to keep them off the throne.

You'll like it if you enjoy

  • Bully-to-lovers romance and slow burn
  • A fiery, stubborn heroine
  • A strong found-family dynamic
  • Zodiac-based elemental magic

Good to know

  • Severe bullying and toxic relationship dynamics
  • Explicit sexual content
  • Frequent cliffhangers and heavy emotional torment
  • Later volumes suffer from pacing bloat

Tags

  • Female Lead
  • Multiple POV
  • Romance
  • Single Love Interest
  • Dark
  • Emotional
  • Epic Length
  • Slow Burn
  • Academy
  • Revenge
  • Unique Magic System
  • Explicit Content

Reading order

  1. Cover for Zodiac Academy: The Awakening

    Book 1: Zodiac Academy: The Awakening

    420 pages12h audio2019

    Zodiac Academy: The Awakening launches the series when twins Tory and Darcy Vega are pulled from their ordinary lives and sent to a cutthroat fae academy in Solaria — where they discover they are the lost daughters of the Savage King, and every powerful student wants to see them fail.

    Hunted by four Dragon-shifter Heirs — led by the infuriating and darkly compelling Darius Acrux — the twins must master elemental magic tied to their zodiac signs, survive brutal hazing, and begin to untangle the truth of their murdered father's legacy.

    Dark, funny, and immediately addictive — a bully-romance academy fantasy that sets up one of romantasy's most beloved series.

  2. Cover for Zodiac Academy 2: Ruthless Fae

    Book 2: Zodiac Academy 2: Ruthless Fae

    540 pages15.5h audio2019

    The Celestial Heirs pushed Tory and Darcy to the brink of destruction, but the Vega twins refuse to back down. Returning to Solaria with bruised bodies and sharper wits, they pivot from frantic survival to strategic retaliation. As the ruthless princes scheme to break them, subtle pranks and secret alliances simmer beneath the surface. In Zodiac Academy 2: Ruthless Fae, dark humor, steamy friction, and rising magical stakes prove that underestimating two desperate princesses is the heirs’ gravest mistake.

  3. Cover for Zodiac Academy 3: The Reckoning

    Book 3: Zodiac Academy 3: The Reckoning

    562 pages17.5h audio2019

    Welcome to Hell Week at Solaria. In Zodiac Academy 3: The Reckoning, senior students unleash sadistic torment on the freshmen, all while Darcy and Tory brace for The Reckoning—the brutal trial that will decide whether they remain at the academy or lose everything. Between excruciating exams, tangled romantic entanglements, and the ominous pull of an approaching Lunar Eclipse, an insidious shadow plot begins to creep from the dark, threatening to shatter their fragile foothold on the kingdom.

  4. Cover for Zodiac Academy 4: Shadow Princess

    Book 4: Zodiac Academy 4: Shadow Princess

    686 pages21h audio2020

    The battle for dominance reaches a fever pitch in Zodiac Academy 4: Shadow Princess. As dark, forbidden shadow magic begins slithering through their veins, Tory and Darcy find themselves navigating treacherous campus rivalries, high-stakes games of Pitball, and scorching attraction to the very men determined to destroy them. The Celestial Heirs are prepared to wage all-out war to keep their crowns, but the Vega twins are awakening to an ancient power that could turn the entire hierarchy to ash.

  5. Cover for Zodiac Academy 5: Cursed Fates

    Book 5: Zodiac Academy 5: Cursed Fates

    768 pages26h audio2020

    Reeling from shattering betrayals and catastrophic losses, Darcy and Tory face a waking nightmare in Zodiac Academy 5: Cursed Fates. With Lionel Acrux actively hunting them and murderous Nymphs closing in on the Fae, survival has never felt more tenuous. Through brutal trials, gut-wrenching grief, and simmering romantic tension, the twins must cling to their unbreakable bond. Forged in phoenix fire, they refuse to let their spirits die, even when the stars themselves demand blood.

  6. Cover for Zodiac Academy 6: Fated Throne

    Book 6: Zodiac Academy 6: Fated Throne

    739 pages26h audio2020

    Separated and pushed to their limits, the Vega twins face their bleakest hour in Zodiac Academy 6: Fated Throne. While Lionel Acrux makes a brazen grab for supreme power, a desperate search begins for the legendary Imperial Star before the realm falls to absolute ruin. To stand a chance against impending tyranny, former enemies must forge unlikely alliances. Packed with emotional upheaval, cutting wit, and high-stakes magic, hope becomes a dangerous weapon in the fight to reunite.

  7. Cover for Zodiac Academy 7: Heartless Sky

    Book 7: Zodiac Academy 7: Heartless Sky

    1011 pages30h audio2021

    Branded as outcasts and hunted across Solaria, Darcy and Tory are forced into hiding in Zodiac Academy 7: Heartless Sky. As fugitives on the run, the sisters push their elemental gifts beyond known limits to prepare for war against the tyrant who stole their birthright. With curses tightening around the men they love and devastating secrets bursting into the open, every choice carries unbearable weight. In a world ruled by merciless constellations, blood will spill before any hope can rise.

  8. Cover for Zodiac Academy 8: Sorrow and Starlight

    Book 8: Zodiac Academy 8: Sorrow and Starlight

    768 pages36.5h audio2022

    Shattered by catastrophe and separated across enemy lines, the Vega twins must endure unimaginable despair in Zodiac Academy 8: Sorrow and Starlight. While a merciless dictator tightens his iron grip over Solaria, the sisters struggle through webs of agony to reclaim their stolen might. With allies battered and hope flickering on the brink of extinction, an incandescent phoenix fire begins to stir. Long live the savage queens as they ignite a brutal uprising to defy their fate.

  9. Cover for Zodiac Academy 8.5: Beyond The Veil

    Book 9: Zodiac Academy 8.5: Beyond The Veil

    416 pages15.5h audio2023

    While war ravages Solaria, the dead refuse to remain silent. In Zodiac Academy 8.5: Beyond The Veil, fallen legends—including the Savage King, betrayed heroes, and beloved allies—watch helplessly from the land of the dead as their living loved ones bleed. Bridging crucial events alongside book eight, these lost monarchs and departed souls search for dangerous ways to breach the divide and whisper vital answers to the mortal realm, whatever the terrible cost.

  10. Cover for Zodiac Academy 9: Restless Stars

    Book 10: Zodiac Academy 9: Restless Stars

    1109 pages36h audio2024

    The time for reckoning has arrived in Zodiac Academy 9: Restless Stars, the monumental conclusion to the epic dark fantasy saga. Armed with the elemental ferocity of their bloodline, Darcy and Tory lead the Starfall Legion into a breathtaking clash against the false king. As shadows threaten to drown the realm forever, sacrifices are demanded and destinies are sealed. In this epic final battle for Solaria’s throne, the Vega sisters will claim their crowns or die fighting for them.

  11. Cover for Zodiac Academy: The Awakening As Told By The Boys

    Book 11: Zodiac Academy: The Awakening As Told By The Boys

    562 pages16h audio2021

    Step directly into the wicked minds of the academy’s ruling elite with Zodiac Academy: The Awakening As Told By The Boys. Retelling the chaotic events of book one through the alternate POVs of Darius, Orion, Caleb, Seth, and Max, this installment peels back the layers behind their vicious crusade against Tory and Darcy Vega. Featuring over fifty thousand words of brand-new scenes, discover the secret pressures, fierce loyalties, and raw fury that drove the Celestial Heirs to war.

  12. Cover for Zodiac Academy: Live And Let Lionel

    Book 12: Zodiac Academy: Live And Let Lionel

    332 pages10h audio2024

    Zodiac Academy: Live and Let Lionel is a 100,000-word bonus content collection celebrating the close of the main series, framed through the sardonic perspective of the series' chief villain, Lionel Acrux, as he recounts key moments that thwarted his enemies.

    Includes alternate POV chapters for beloved scenes, never-before-published chapters, and short stories covering fan-favorite moments — including Darius and Orion alternate perspectives, the story of how the twins first met the Ruthless Boys, and Caleb and Seth's pivotal night.

    An essential companion for series devotees — best read after the main twelve-book arc is complete.

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