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The Trials of Blackbriar Academy

Blackbriar Academy, Book 1

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The Trials of Blackbriar Academy

By: Olivia Ash
Narrated by: Amanda Dolan
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I shouldn’t be here, and everyone knows it.

Blackbriar Academy is an enchanted school on a magical island, and everyone wants in. It’s a home away from home for the most advanced mages in the world—and only the absolute best of the best are given an invitation.

By some freak accident, I managed to get one.

If I pass the trials, I get to stay. With nowhere else to go, Blackbriar is my one shot at having a real life, and I won’t let anyone take this from me.

But there’s a catch.

It turns out the people on this island are being trained to hunt the darkness—basically, they’re being trained to hunt me.

To survive, I have to hide what I am. As a half-mage, I shouldn't have any magic at all. And yet, my natural abilities are almost impossibly powerful—and incredibly illegal. Over history, magic like mine has corrupted the souls of those who were born with it. They’ve all gone dark—razing towns and murdering hundreds of thousands throughout history.

All but me, and I have no idea why.

As the trials get more and more challenging, it’s clear I’m being hunted. If I’m caught—I die.

At Blackbriar Academy, nothing is ever as it seems...but I have nowhere else to go.

Nothing, and no one, will stand in my way.

The Trials of Blackbriar Academy is a full-length novel with a powerfully magical heroine, a riveting story line, and an alternative relationship dynamic that supports our badass heroine's right to choose more than one man. Get ready for a heart-pounding story filled with an academy fantasy romance unlike anything you’ve listened to before.

Buckle in for heart-pounding action, breathtaking magic, deadly assassins, four drop-dead gorgeous leading men, lots of toned muscles, and most importantly—a young woman’s journey of justice, self-discovery, and freedom.

Warning: The Blackbriar Academy saga is a reverse harem series with explicit scenes and is meant for mature listeners who enjoy spellbinding stories with a few very steamy, fan-your-face moments in their fantasy fiction.

Includes a special bonus note from the author.

©2019 Olivia Ash (P)2019 Podium Audio
Action & Adventure Fantasy Fiction Magic Romance Magic Users Wizardry Paranormal Heartfelt
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I just wanted to say that the main character was 14 when she was kidnapped, the story plays a few years later. I would guess she is 17 or 18

The main character is not 14!!!

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it seems le it will be an interesting story, however the shrillness of the narrator's voice grated so much I could only take so much. The story seems interesting, even though a little hogwarts'y, but I like that set of books too. If there was a different narrator msy have given higher marks.

I will have to buy the book

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I only got this audio because it was free on catalogue plus and only listed to it now because soon it won’t be free anymore. But I was soooo wrong in waiting this long to listen to this book, it is fantastic. Our 1/2 human 1/2 witch is 20 years old when she finally get free from captures and ends up on Blackbriar Academy and she has to go through trials in order to be accepted. She finds herself drawn to 4 men and actually has some spicy time with 1 of them.
It is a slow burn, fated, reverse harem, paranormal romance and it is great. Full of action from the word go, and magic with a sprinkle of spice at the end. I will definitely read the rest of the series now. So glad I foi d this series.
Great narration too.

Loved it 😍 20 year old, kick back side, strong heroine

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this is an interesting take on the Magic school idea thatbis floating around at the moment but it is not a kids book.

a more adult twist of a classic idea.

Grown up harry potter

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This book is an amazing magical story written beautifully and performed amazingly, it’s both amusing and exciting, the story has twist and turns that keep you guessing what is happening next, after finishing I immediately bought the next book in the series.

Astounding

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