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The The Vespera series by Fiona Mapleton has 1 book on Readark.

Book 1 The Hollow and the Hungry: A Dark Academia Romantasy of Forbidden Archives, Death-Touched Magic, and a Bargain That Becomes More (The Vespera Saga) — spice 3/5 · darkness 4/5

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The Hollow and the Hungry: A Dark Academia Romantasy of Forbidden Archives, Death-Touched Magic, and a Bargain That Becomes More (The Vespera Saga)

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