Confluence Academy

There are places meant to forge warriors, and then there’s the Academy, a place built to break them first.

In a crumbling empire where elemental magic isn’t a gift but a currency of control, Nessa Thorne walks into the selection expecting pain, maybe even death. What she finds instead is something far more dangerous: power that should not exist, a bond with a dragon that defies the academy’s rigid laws, and a mark that ties her to a long-buried legacy. At Confluence Academy, survival depends not only on magical talent, but on reading every glance, every lie, every betrayal before it lands like a knife.

The academy's stone corridors echo with tension. Magic isn’t just taught here, it’s enforced, tested, weaponized. The students are blades in training, and Nessa is the one no one expected. Her ability to manipulate all four elements, a trait thought extinct, makes her a threat to both her peers and the empire itself. And yet, it’s not just the magic that stirs conflict. Emotions fray as loyalties twist, especially when it comes to Raith, a fire-wielding rival whose touch burns nearly as much as his secrets.

Confluence Academy consists of one book and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of two more books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.