The Blackened Blade

Time-travel revenge fantasy meets why-choose academy romance. Micai dies in the opening and gets sent back ten years to Wensridge Academy, where she is surrounded by the people who destroyed her life—but this time she has a plan. Five damaged love interests orbit her, each with their own POV chapters and baggage. The spice is fade-to-black in book 1 (later books go explicit), so come for the revenge plot, the slow-building bonds, and the dark academy atmosphere. Ends on a cliffhanger that reframes everything. Heavy content warnings for abuse, bullying, and attempted SA. Best for readers who want a dark why-choose setup with payoff promised across the series.