Darkstone Academy

Books 1–4

By: Bliss Devlin

Narrated by: Beth Roeg, Hugo Locke

Sold into slavery, sent to work at a deadly magical academy... and now I'm bound to four irresistible supernatural protectors.

When my evil stepfather sold me into slavery, I thought my life was over. Sent to work in the kitchens at Darkstone Academy for the Magical Arts, an isolated reform school filled with dangerous young mages, I quickly learned that survival meant embracing the darkness. Danger shadowed my every step—until I found myself unexpectedly soul-bonded to four powerful men: Tama, a possessive and deadly Merfolk prince; Boreas, a loyal and fiery dragon lord; Gwydion, a seductive, cursed Dark Fae prince; and Ilhan, a noble mage lord whose honor is both his strength and his burden.

But our bond is more than passion—it's our only hope. Together, we uncover a sinister plot designed to ignite a deadly war between the supernatural races and humanity. I must master the unexpected powers surging within me, even as our forbidden love risks everything we've fought for.

This omnibus edition contains the following previously published books in the Darkstone Academy series:

• A Kiss of Salt & Sea
• A Kiss of Flame & Fury
• A Kiss of Roses & Moonlight
• A Kiss of Healing & Honor
• A Kiss of Air & Fire

©2023, 2024, 2025 Bliss Devlin (P)2025 Bliss Devlin

Perfect if you have memory problems & enjoy a really dumb main character.

This story has a lot of promise, but it needs a lot of work. So much repetition of every single detail in every single book. The main character clearly suffers from a lack of critical thinking skills & it was painful to make it through the entire series with her bumbling around & being indecisive. if you are recovering from a concussion, this could be an easy listen for you & you won't even have to go back to reread anything, as it will all be explained again. The sexy scenes are a bit awkward- I mean I guess they're ok if you're into tentacles & weird wording...

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY Abandon ship do not buy

It is a bad very bad story line it reads like one of those bad oversea book apps and that of a 10 year old wrote. I’m only on book 1 and already annoyed with the over explanation of the stupid ear ring that makes the dragon human and the merman human and the over explanation that when she delivers the fresh meat and fish she is carrying it in a basket that sits on her hip no need to explain where the basket sits twice a day everyday! Abandon ship!!!

Made it to book two and kill me now I just absolutely love the repeat of what each person looks like because we didn’t go into the same detail in book. Oh let’s not forget the detail of rooms that were gone through in detail in book 1 we have to go over it again in book 2 (insert eye roll).
3rd update
So I’ve been updating this review since the beginning and honestly you could go without book 1 same plot mfc is abused by step family after mother is dead and no idea who her father is on her way to a prison “academy“ which for male it an academic romance fyi more like a prison romance the story does pick up in book 2 around chapter 2021 and really gets going in book 3 honestly throughout book 2 you do not need to purchase book one because chapters one through I believe 19 of book 2 go over a book one we all don’t need to reread book one for those who have purchased this whole series. Book one is just a waste of money.
This author needs a lot of work and maybe you should take some pointers from Sadie Kincaid, Lexi Frost, Sadie, Hunt, Meg X Eva Newton, Eva Chase. Just to name a few I will not be purchasing any more books from this author until she can prove she’s a decent author because these books read horribly.

Loved these books!

great story line love the voices of the characters, easy listening. Really enjoyed it. Thank you