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Book Title: A Forbidden Alchemy
Author: Stacey McEwan
Genre: Fantasy Romantasy (Unique magic system, class divide, enemies to lovers, hidden identity)
Read if you like: Bridgerton, Shadow and Bone, Peaky Blinders, Rebecca Ross
A Stirring Fated Love Across Divided Lines
A Forbidden Alchemy begins when Nina Harrow and Patrick Colson are twelve and whisked from their disenfranchised mining towns into Belavere City to test their magical potential. Some will train as powerful elemental Artisans. Others remain Craftsmen bound to toil. Nina dreams of escape. Patrick longs for home. A dangerous truth about how Artisans are selected drives them apart and sets their world on edge
Years later a Craftsman revolution erupts. Nina is now an elite Artisan capable of charming earth. Patrick becomes a rebel leader. When Nina is captured by Patrick’s group old sparks reignite as class war looms. Their reunion tests loyalty rebellion hope and the bonds they formed as children amid heart-pounding tension and slow-burn romance.
Stacey McEwan draws on her teaching background and Gold Coast roots to balance emotional depth with historically inspired worldbuilding. The miner’s towns feel lived in and harsh while the Artisan schools pulse with ambition and intrigue. Themes of class division oppression and identity power a narrative that feels both epic and intimate.
Stacey McEwan is an Australian BookTok star and bestselling author of The Glacian Trilogy. A former school teacher based on the Gold Coast she writes with warmth intelligence and emotional punch.
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