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Reluctant Deception: Devious Arcana - Book Two
Paperback
Series: Devious Arcana, Book 2
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 7 2025
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Book Three (Perilous Defiance) is NOW AVAILABLE!
For fans of time travel romance, fantasy romance books for adults and teens, and young adult adventure series, Perilous Defiance delivers an unforgettable, heart-pounding continuation of the Devious Arcana saga.
When the malevolent pirate wizard Kizzon Ahlm uses dark sorcery, and the blood of Lady Cecelia's mother, to trace her and Lord Braiden through time, the stakes couldn't be higher. The duo possesses the only enchanted key capable of unlocking Grimm the Marauder's legendary treasure vault, and Kizzon will stop at nothing to retrieve it.
As they plunge deeper into their perilous journey, Braiden and Cecelia are faced with thrilling dilemmas that test the limits of their love and resilience. Their bond is put to the ultimate test in this high-stakes YA enemies to lovers-style storyline, where survival depends on heart, cunning, and trust. With everything they hold dear in jeopardy, they race against time, sometimes on different paths, sometimes apart, but always with the goal of reuniting.
Braiden finds himself trapped in the distant past, locked in a strange cell with no food, no water, and no access to the magical pocket-watch that brought him through time. But even those challenges pale in comparison to the one that truly haunts him, Lady Cecelia is gone.
Determined to reunite with the woman he loves, Braiden must traverse fantastical kingdoms, evade magical threats and ruthless foes, and unravel the mystery of the pocket-watch's true powers. His journey through time is filled with danger, mythical creatures, and emotional reckoning.
Set in the immersive, richly detailed world first introduced in the million-selling Wardstone Trilogy, Devious Arcana is a best young adult fantasy romance book series that seamlessly blends high school enemies to lovers, young adult thriller books, and time-travel romance into one breathtaking saga.
Whether you're craving vampire romance books for young adults, high-stakes fantasy, or a reluctant hero battling fate, this series delivers deep character arcs, vivid world-building, and nonstop adventure. Fans of The Dragoneer Saga and The Legend of Vanx Malic will find themselves hooked by the romance, tension, and timeless themes of courage and sacrifice.
Book Three - Perilous Defiance is available now!
Book Four - Sinister Ambition releases July 2025.
Four more installments are planned for release by Summer 2026, get ready for an epic ride through love, magic, and time.
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