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Duel Me at Dawn: A Clean YA Magical Rivals-to-Romance Academy Novel
Paperback
Publisher: Sankulahub
Published: May 28 2026
Pages: 468
Weight: 1.18
Height: 1.04 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A scholarship duelist and a legacy rival must master a dawn-lit trust spell before a hidden academy record turns their forced pairing into a choice that could change both their futures.
At Brightmere Academy, Aster has one goal: protect her scholarship and prove she belongs. She cannot afford mistakes, distractions, or a public failure in the dueling ring.
Rune has spent his life under the weight of legacy. Everyone expects him to win, shine, and carry his family name with perfect confidence, even when the path in front of him no longer feels like his own.
When Aster and Rune are forced into a paired magical recovery form, their rivalry becomes a test of trust. The spell is simple in theory: one student falls, the other catches. But Brightmere's old magic begins to reveal something hidden beneath the academy's polished traditions.
A sealed record. A broken catch. A forgotten student. A second line that was never meant to be seen.
As Aster and Rune follow the truth, they must decide whether their partnership is only a match assigned by the academy or something they can choose for themselves. Their growing bond challenges old expectations, restores a lost name, and turns a forced rivalry into a clean, hopeful romance built on honesty, courage, and consent.
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