ARCANA ACADEMY Arcana Academy, Book 1

The named cards in a tarot pack, the Major Arcana, come to life in this romantasy, deftly narrated by Anna Burnett. The illegal power to ink magical tarot cards lands Clara Graysword in a desolate prison cell. But when Prince Kaelis, the man Clara thinks killed her mother and disappeared her sister, shows up, Clara's life sentence turns into admission to the famed Arcana Academy. She also becomes engaged to the prince. Clara soon learns she's the living embodiment of the Wheel of Fortune card and plots with the enigmatic prince to steal the Major Arcana and re-create the world. Burnett's performance keeps listeners steadily on edge. This is a twisty, steamy fantasy, and Burnett nails the narration. A.A.H. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2025]