Nightshade Academy Bound by Shadows

In a world where love is a crime, she chooses defiance.Giovanna has never fit the mold-not as an occult influencer, not as a woman who speaks to ravens, and certainly not as a skeptic of rules. Her life in the shadowed hills of Tuscany is strange enough... until the dead start whispering.When ghost-lights dance above the crumbling graves of Vespera, Giovanna follows the trail-and it leads her straight into the arms of Julius: dangerously elegant in a tuxedo, eyes like midnight, and hiding a truth that bites.Julius is no ordinary mystery. He's a vampire. And he's about to pull Giovanna into a world far darker than the ghost stories she tells online.Welcome to Nightshade Academy.Tucked behind illusions and ivy-covered gates, this gothic institution trains the supernatural elite-vampires, witches, necromancers, and creatures that only exist in nightmares. Its headmistress has pink hair and a heart of iron. Its guards have wings and claws. And its rules are clear: power above all, love above none.But some connections can't be broken.Bound to Julius by a force neither understands-and torn between lust, power, and truth-Giovanna must choose between obedience and rebellion, survival and surrender. Because at Nightshade, the greatest risk isn't the monsters outside.It's falling for the one beside you.Bound by Shadows is a darkly seductive paranormal romance and the thrilling first installment in the Nightshade Academy series. Perfect for fans of forbidden love, supernatural intrigue, and dark academia with a sinful twist.