The Dark Lady's Guide to Villainy [Book 1 Complete] [Dark Lord, School, Romance]
novel
Mo Nightshade was perfectly happy with her life as a mundane bookstore clerk. No dark magic. No villainous schemes. No monologues about world domination. Then a cursed summons arrived, and just like that, her everyday life went up in smoke. Literally. Now she's stuck at Umbra Academy, a prestigious (and completely ridiculous) school for future dark overlords, where dramatic cape-twirling is a graduation requirement and betrayal earns extra credit. To make things worse, she's been declared the next Dark Lady of Blackthorn Keep (provisionally), a title that comes with a crumbling castle, incompetent minions, and a voice on the Villain High Council she has no idea how to use. The only problem? Mo is terrible at being a villain. And her frenemies aren’t helping. What to expect? • Female MC • Young adult characters who explore societal boundaries and their gender roles • Rivalry, slow-burn romance, and morally grey characters • Villainous politics, betrayals, and reluctant leadership • A found family of misfits, including a gender-fluid demon and a poetic ice mage • Snark, wit, and a protagonist who absolutely refuses to be what society expects • Soft magic system. No LitRPG elements in Book 1 • Chapter length: ~2,500-3,500 words • Book 2 in progress. Book 3 launches in November