Lesson One of the Scholomance: Learning has never been this deadly. A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) — until one girl, El, begins to unlock its many secrets. There are no teachers, no holidays, and no friendships, save strategic ones. Survival is more important than any letter grade, for the school won’t allow its students to leave until they graduate… or die! The rules are deceptively simple: Don’t walk the halls alone. And beware of the monsters who lurk everywhere. El is uniquely prepared for the school’s dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out millions. It would be easy enough for El to defeat the monsters that prowl the school. The problem? Her powerful dark magic might also kill all the other students.

Only queens with hearts can bleed. This is not the story of the Wonderland we know. Alice has not fallen down a rabbit hole. There is no all-knowing cat with a taunting smile. This is a Wonderland where beneath each smile lies a secret, each tart comes with a demand, and only prisoners tell the truth. Dinah is the princess who will one day reign over Wonderland. She has not yet seen the dark depths of her kingdom; she longs only for her father’s approval and a future with the boy she loves. But when a betrayal breaks her heart and threatens her throne, she is launched into Wonderland’s dangerous political game. Dinah must stay one step ahead of her cunning enemies or she’ll lose not just the crown but her head. Evil is brewing in Wonderland and maybe, most frighteningly, in Dinah herself. This is not a story of happily ever after. This is the story of the Queen of Hearts.

A Fight for the Crown… Betrayed and exiled from the Mercian throne, Norah Andell has survived against those who wish to kill her. Now, she’ll do whatever it takes to reclaim her crown and take back everything she’s lost. But as her love for Mikael, the Shadow King, grows stronger, and with the risk of losing him to the seers’ prophecies ever greater, fate tests the limits she’s willing to go and what she’s willing to sacrifice. Even More to Lose… When allies become enemies, the future of Kharav hangs in the balance. Intent on reclaiming Mercia for Norah, Mikael pushes for a risky war and faces the wrath of his disapproving Kharavian nobles, who are willing to do almost anything to rid themselves of the North Queen, including crowning a new king. What’s more, with his lord commander gone, Mikael stands alone as he fights to keep his hold on the crown. A Fight Against Fate… Rael’s King Cyrus grows more powerful by the day under the banner of his righteous cause, amassing an army no kingdom can stand against, and he is fueled by dark magic and a festered vengeance. As he enters the fold and new political alliances are formed, the four kingdoms spiral toward another Great War, a war that Mikael knows will bring his own end. To escape the seers’ vision, Mikael must sacrifice the one thing he loves above all else—Norah. But he can’t, and he won’t. In a fight against fate, Mikael’s time is running out.

For ten years, her kingdom has warred against the Shadow King. Now, she’s his queen. Treachery Within …Reaping the consequences from her decision to ally with her kingdom’s greatest enemy to avoid war, Norah Andell, queen of Mercia and salara of Kharav, faces opposition from both realms and struggles to hang on to the fragile peace between them. Treachery lurks in the shadows, intent on subverting everything she has worked to build, and threatens to plunge the kingdoms back into a deadly war.A King Divided …The Shadowlands are a warrior kingdom, and Mikael Ratha Shal their ruthless king. Battle and blood have made them strong. Kingdoms fall to them; men fear them. But his new queen strives for peace and compassion, and while he has her hand, he wants her heart—even though her heart still holds love for another. Norah tests the limits of his mercy, where he risks not only the allegiance of his kingdom, but also his crown.A Rising Threat …With the joining of Mercia and the Shadowlands, the loyalty of old allies crumbles. All the while an unexpected threat is rising. Leading a rebellion in the nearby kingdom of Rael, a usurper seizes the throne and is crowned king. As thousands flock to his banner and his righteous cause, he turns his vengeful eyes on Mikael and the Shadowlands. Norah must choose to heed the demands of her own kingdom and return home to safety, or risk their dissent and stand with the enemy she now calls her husband.