The Arcane Arts: A Novel
May 2026 · Del Rey
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In this thrilling and sexy dark romance, a graduate student and her adviser dive into a taboo branch of magic, igniting a dangerous passion.
“Dark academia, romance, and fantasy join forces in a gripping new book.”—People
Ambitious and driven, Ellsbeth Storer has long been determined to study the arcane arts, even before the mysterious death of a loved one draws her to prestigious Newlyn University.
Professor Thaddeus Rawlins was once the wunderkind of the field, but in the wake of a horrific tragedy that nearly ended his career, he has resigned himself to the boredom of tenure.
Yet when the magnetic Ellsbeth enters his orbit, he finds her impossible to resist. He agrees to oversee her pursuit of a taboo thesis topic: the study of writ magic, the illegal power to control and compel others—and a secret obsession of Rawlins’s.
As student and professor undertake their illicit research, harmless flirtation crosses into uncontrollable desire, which threatens to bloom into something even more dangerous: love.
But can two people who are masters of manipulation ever trust each other?
“Dark academia, romance, and fantasy join forces in a gripping new book.”—People
Ambitious and driven, Ellsbeth Storer has long been determined to study the arcane arts, even before the mysterious death of a loved one draws her to prestigious Newlyn University.
Professor Thaddeus Rawlins was once the wunderkind of the field, but in the wake of a horrific tragedy that nearly ended his career, he has resigned himself to the boredom of tenure.
Yet when the magnetic Ellsbeth enters his orbit, he finds her impossible to resist. He agrees to oversee her pursuit of a taboo thesis topic: the study of writ magic, the illegal power to control and compel others—and a secret obsession of Rawlins’s.
As student and professor undertake their illicit research, harmless flirtation crosses into uncontrollable desire, which threatens to bloom into something even more dangerous: love.
But can two people who are masters of manipulation ever trust each other?
In this thrilling and sexy dark romance, a graduate student and her adviser dive into a taboo branch of magic, igniting a dangerous passion.
“Dark academia, romance, and fantasy join forces in a gripping new book.”—People
Ambitious and driven, Ellsbeth Storer has long been determined to study t...
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About the author
S. D. Coverly is the pen name for co-authors Dana Schwartz and Dan Frey. Dana Schwartz is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anatomy: A Love Story and Immortality: A Love Story. Dan Frey is the critically acclaimed author of The Future is Yours and Dreambound. The Arcane Arts is their first novel together.
S. D. Coverly is the pen name for co-authors Dana Schwartz and Dan Frey. Dana Schwartz is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anatomy: A Love Story and Immortality: A Love Story. Dan Frey is the critically acclaimed author of The Future is Yours and Dreambound. The Arcane Arts is their fi...
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