Blaze of Flesh and Blood

Roger Baldwin, a physician belonging to one of the five great houses, is forced under threat of death to accomplish the impossible: transplanting a Philosopher's Stone into a living human heart. After ten failed attempts, he finally s쳮ds—and the recipient of this forbidden miracle is Mahoro Baldwin. At eighteen, Mahoro is sent to the Lowen Royal Officers Academy to study magic and to uncover the fate of his adoptive brother and beloved friend, Siegfried. Yet upon arriving at the Isle of Crimson, he soon realizes that mastering a few spells is the least of what he must learn. At once intimidated and fascinated by the gorgeous upperclassman Noah St. Johns, Mahoro finds himself drawn ever deeper into a web of intrigue and attraction he can barely comprehend. Unfolding in a gothic fantasy kingdom simmering with class conflict and sexual tension, this magic academy drama weaves forbidden alchemy, hidden agendas, and perilous desire into one smoldering tale.