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Immortals' Mate: Immortals of Talonswood Academy - The Complete Series
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If Talonswood’s academy of monsters doesn’t kill me, then the four wicked men ruling it certainly will.
After surviving New Jersey’s foster system, I thought I could survive anything. Even taking a dangerous job from a tall, gorgeous stranger so I can keep my little sister safe—a job that goes very, very wrong. With a choice between prison or Talonswood Academy, I sign the papers.
Except Talonswood isn’t a normal military school. It’s a fortress where monsters I never knew existed are brought under under rein. Vampires, wolf shifters, and now me. A witch. The only one of my kind—and the enemy of theirs.
Now, four powerful, impossibly beautiful men are set on seeing me destroyed. Asher, the Academy’s harsh pack leader. Reese and Cassis, the vampire brothers who smell the power in my blood. And that gorgeous stranger? Ellis, a legendary wolf shifter who blames me for his own punishment. We were born to be enemies…and fate-carved to be mates.
But worse enemies loom outside the gates. Can these men and I overcome our wounds and hatred to trust the hot bond connecting us? Or will we all fall separately, and the world with us?
This collection contains all four Immortals of Talonswood novels—Last Chance Academy, Last Chance Reform, Last Chance Witch and Last Chance World.
If Talonswood’s academy of monsters doesn’t kill me, then the four wicked men ruling it certainly will.
After surviving New Jersey’s foster system, I thought I could survive anything. Even taking a dangerous job from a tall, gorgeous stranger so I can keep my little sister safe—a job that goes very, very wrong. With a choice between prison or Talonswood Academy, I sign the papers.
Except Talonswood isn’t a normal military school. It’s a fortress where monsters I never knew existed are brought under under rein. Vampires, wolf shifters, and now me. A witch. The only one of my kind—and the enemy of theirs.
Now, four powerful, impossibly beautiful men are set on seeing me destroyed. Asher, the Academy’s harsh pack leader. Reese and Cassis, the vampire brothers who smell the power in my blood. And that gorgeous stranger? Ellis, a legendary wolf shifter who blames me for his own punishment. We were born to be enemies…and fate-carved to be mates.
But worse enemies loom outside the gates. Can these men and I overcome our wounds and hatred to trust the hot bond connecting us? Or will we all fall separately, and the world with us?
This collection contains all four Immortals of Talonswood novels—Last Chance Academy, Last Chance Reform, Last Chance Witch and Last Chance World.
816 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2025
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November 12, 2023
Shockingly, I think this series is one of the first where I more than just tolerate the FMC. I actually liked her character, which surprised the heck out of me, considering I usually dislike them. Immensely. That is a big plus for me, probably the biggest plus for this series. Don't get me wrong, she isn't perfect by any means. But I would hate a perfect character anyway.
So the first book started out just a teensy bit confusing for me, but that could also have been because I was really tired. After the second chapter it all evened out, so not a huge deal. Errors weren’t abundant, but there were some noticeable mistakes that got me confused once or twice. For example, an already established Demivamp was mentioned as a demifae once. A few typos here and there, but compared to other series like this one, they were manageable. Ellis had so many hair colours - while not completely conflicting, it was annoying to have it pale gold, blonde, white, pale yellow, whatever other kind of descriptive colour. Just pick one, or two if you have to. I don't need to know what colour his man bun is every single damn time it's mentioned (and it's mentioned a lot).
There were two weird nuances throughout the series that I honestly could have done without. The first, the author had multiple povs, which I love, but with one twist. The FMC was first person, present tense, and the rest were third person, past tense. I finally got the hang of it, but I’m not sure I’ve ever read povs like this before. It was a little jarring, but not enough to DNF. The second weird part was referring to the males, particularly from the FMC’s pov, as… males. “I shove my magic into him a second time, but this time, the male ducks under the barely visible power ” It isn’t a major deal breaker, and it’s probably just me that found this bit a little odd.
That being said, I rather liked these males. Some of their personalities were a little similar but I didn’t mind that too much. I’m not a huuuuge fan of insta-love, and there was a tiny bit of that, but not enough to kill it for me. There were a lot of sex scenes, and I usually end up skimming those because… well… they all kind of start to read the same after a while. It’s inevitable when you have lots of sexy times in a series, though.
One more annoyance…. The mention of Sam’s roommate Mika gets less and less, and while that’s fine, she eventually just drops out of the series. If they really were friends, I’d think there would be some mention of her at the very least in the ‘two months later’ follow up. Is that a spoiler? I’m not sure. More of an omission if you ask me.
Also, why is there a roommate named Mika, when there was a maid named Mika in the Power of Five series by the same author? It just kind of struck me as odd, but maybe it's a shout out to someone. Or something.
All that long windedness said, it was a good series and anyone who likes paranormal RH academy books will most likely enjoy it.
So the first book started out just a teensy bit confusing for me, but that could also have been because I was really tired. After the second chapter it all evened out, so not a huge deal. Errors weren’t abundant, but there were some noticeable mistakes that got me confused once or twice. For example, an already established Demivamp was mentioned as a demifae once. A few typos here and there, but compared to other series like this one, they were manageable. Ellis had so many hair colours - while not completely conflicting, it was annoying to have it pale gold, blonde, white, pale yellow, whatever other kind of descriptive colour. Just pick one, or two if you have to. I don't need to know what colour his man bun is every single damn time it's mentioned (and it's mentioned a lot).
There were two weird nuances throughout the series that I honestly could have done without. The first, the author had multiple povs, which I love, but with one twist. The FMC was first person, present tense, and the rest were third person, past tense. I finally got the hang of it, but I’m not sure I’ve ever read povs like this before. It was a little jarring, but not enough to DNF. The second weird part was referring to the males, particularly from the FMC’s pov, as… males. “I shove my magic into him a second time, but this time, the male ducks under the barely visible power ” It isn’t a major deal breaker, and it’s probably just me that found this bit a little odd.
That being said, I rather liked these males. Some of their personalities were a little similar but I didn’t mind that too much. I’m not a huuuuge fan of insta-love, and there was a tiny bit of that, but not enough to kill it for me. There were a lot of sex scenes, and I usually end up skimming those because… well… they all kind of start to read the same after a while. It’s inevitable when you have lots of sexy times in a series, though.
One more annoyance…. The mention of Sam’s roommate Mika gets less and less, and while that’s fine, she eventually just drops out of the series. If they really were friends, I’d think there would be some mention of her at the very least in the ‘two months later’ follow up. Is that a spoiler? I’m not sure. More of an omission if you ask me.
Also, why is there a roommate named Mika, when there was a maid named Mika in the Power of Five series by the same author? It just kind of struck me as odd, but maybe it's a shout out to someone. Or something.
All that long windedness said, it was a good series and anyone who likes paranormal RH academy books will most likely enjoy it.
January 5, 2024
Good
Note: the final book links back to the power of five series by the author, which may contain minor spoilers for that series.
Samantha (Sam) is an orphan from New Jersey, one who has survived foster care, but who has experienced abuse in the past. In a bid to save a foster sister, she ends up being sent to Talonswood Academy, a reformatory for those who have magic.
There Sam learns she is a witch, and the last of her kind. Placed amongst immortal Demi-fae and Demi-vampires, the very mortal Sam finds herself struggling.
The fully fae Ellis is charged with her safety, his half brother Asher is in charge of the Academy. Together with vampires Reesand and Cassis, a healer and nightclub owner respectively, they make up a group of former friends who were tortured by a witch centuries ago.
The four males might be Sam’s fated mates, but they find it hard to get over their previous witchy experiences…
The story begins as a basic bully RH romance, and Sam is traumatized by her previous experiences with sexual assault- it’s not covered in detail, but it is mentioned a few times, and it takes a while for her to warm up to the males as a result.
While the romances are a big part of the story, complete with sexy times aplenty, the main aspect of the tale, is the ongoing corruption within the creature races on the Immortal and creature council.
It was this story that ran through all four books in this omnibus edition, that kept me engaged, and wanting to read more (despite the bullying).
It was an enjoyable fantasy, with an intriguing take on fae/shifters/vampires/witches that I quite enjoyed. The magic wasn’t over the top, or even particularly showy most of the time, and the worlds it was set in were interesting.
It’s a good read for the RH and Academy fantasy fans out there, with that added bonus of not having to wait for cliffhangers to be dealt with since it’s got all fours books all together in one volume!
Note: the final book links back to the power of five series by the author, which may contain minor spoilers for that series.
Samantha (Sam) is an orphan from New Jersey, one who has survived foster care, but who has experienced abuse in the past. In a bid to save a foster sister, she ends up being sent to Talonswood Academy, a reformatory for those who have magic.
There Sam learns she is a witch, and the last of her kind. Placed amongst immortal Demi-fae and Demi-vampires, the very mortal Sam finds herself struggling.
The fully fae Ellis is charged with her safety, his half brother Asher is in charge of the Academy. Together with vampires Reesand and Cassis, a healer and nightclub owner respectively, they make up a group of former friends who were tortured by a witch centuries ago.
The four males might be Sam’s fated mates, but they find it hard to get over their previous witchy experiences…
The story begins as a basic bully RH romance, and Sam is traumatized by her previous experiences with sexual assault- it’s not covered in detail, but it is mentioned a few times, and it takes a while for her to warm up to the males as a result.
While the romances are a big part of the story, complete with sexy times aplenty, the main aspect of the tale, is the ongoing corruption within the creature races on the Immortal and creature council.
It was this story that ran through all four books in this omnibus edition, that kept me engaged, and wanting to read more (despite the bullying).
It was an enjoyable fantasy, with an intriguing take on fae/shifters/vampires/witches that I quite enjoyed. The magic wasn’t over the top, or even particularly showy most of the time, and the worlds it was set in were interesting.
It’s a good read for the RH and Academy fantasy fans out there, with that added bonus of not having to wait for cliffhangers to be dealt with since it’s got all fours books all together in one volume!
March 24, 2025
great bundle
Loved the series-wonderful, deep characters with depth & intriguing individuality. The storyline itself was unique and changing. The books were certainly spicy but for me, after the first scene with one, then multiple partners the scenes and wording were simply the same. And nothing is more boring than those words. So, unfortunately by book 3 I was skipping through these scenes and quite frankly they were long scenes and frequent so building storyline for longer books was down the list compared to the sex scenes, which is unfortunate. I’ve also read The Power of Five and loved that series too. In fact, I would pick that series over this one. (Although it’s not necessary to pick & I read them out of order which wasn’t a problem) I’ll never understand how these males nor the female in the academy series could leave such a terrible enemy and truly evil person to be free to continue to do evil (with no way to stop or even monitor him) when they could have rid the world of him?
Loved the series-wonderful, deep characters with depth & intriguing individuality. The storyline itself was unique and changing. The books were certainly spicy but for me, after the first scene with one, then multiple partners the scenes and wording were simply the same. And nothing is more boring than those words. So, unfortunately by book 3 I was skipping through these scenes and quite frankly they were long scenes and frequent so building storyline for longer books was down the list compared to the sex scenes, which is unfortunate. I’ve also read The Power of Five and loved that series too. In fact, I would pick that series over this one. (Although it’s not necessary to pick & I read them out of order which wasn’t a problem) I’ll never understand how these males nor the female in the academy series could leave such a terrible enemy and truly evil person to be free to continue to do evil (with no way to stop or even monitor him) when they could have rid the world of him?
October 21, 2025
Asher, Ellis, Reesand, and Cassis were the four horsemen who had a united vision to bring together fae (shifters) and vampires, but unfortunately was trapped by Cassis’s once lover Sienna, a witch, that tortured them.
Fast forward to modern days and Sam, a thief that always seems to be able to get away with her crimes, is pulled into a job she can’t turn down offered by non other than Ellis to rob a mansion.
She is caught and as part of her sentence, sent to Talonswood where Asher and Reesand are commanders, Ellis is on his father’s directive to bring Sam to their side as a fellow cadet, and Cassis runs a bar, Dusk.
Likes: found family, Cassis being a doctor, portals, dragons, Asher being a softie
Fast forward to modern days and Sam, a thief that always seems to be able to get away with her crimes, is pulled into a job she can’t turn down offered by non other than Ellis to rob a mansion.
She is caught and as part of her sentence, sent to Talonswood where Asher and Reesand are commanders, Ellis is on his father’s directive to bring Sam to their side as a fellow cadet, and Cassis runs a bar, Dusk.
Likes: found family, Cassis being a doctor, portals, dragons, Asher being a softie
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October 10, 2023
Loved this series!
I couldn’t put this series down and read it in 3 days!
I’ve been reading Reverse Harem books for a while now and I was starting to get a little bored with it. The stories were becoming a bit predictable, however, this series has restored my interest.
I fell in love with the characters and the world of the fae, vampires and the last witch. I loved the storyline and it was beautifully written.
I couldn’t put this series down and read it in 3 days!
I’ve been reading Reverse Harem books for a while now and I was starting to get a little bored with it. The stories were becoming a bit predictable, however, this series has restored my interest.
I fell in love with the characters and the world of the fae, vampires and the last witch. I loved the storyline and it was beautifully written.
July 12, 2024
Immortals of Talonswood academy
This is the 4 book series set in the same world as Lunos. These books are about Sam and the men that will be her mates. A witch that had no clue what she is and sent to an academy or go to jail. With people wanting to use her for her their own gains on both sides she must stand up for herself.
This is the 4 book series set in the same world as Lunos. These books are about Sam and the men that will be her mates. A witch that had no clue what she is and sent to an academy or go to jail. With people wanting to use her for her their own gains on both sides she must stand up for herself.
June 21, 2022
Couldn't put down
Orphan that beats the system and gets tricked into something else. Having to deal with supernatural and grumpy confusing men. I loved her attitude and growth throughout the book. The men were also very stubborn and cute.
Orphan that beats the system and gets tricked into something else. Having to deal with supernatural and grumpy confusing men. I loved her attitude and growth throughout the book. The men were also very stubborn and cute.
December 6, 2023
I read this a pretty long ways back and can't remember what erked me about it but something must have because I stopped in the 3rd book at page 137 (in the individual books) so I must not have liked it much....
July 4, 2022
Loved this as much as Power of Five. Loved seeing old characters again too!
January 24, 2023
pretty good
It was really good I wish we had more time with the boys and have more scenes with the characters
It was really good I wish we had more time with the boys and have more scenes with the characters
March 2, 2024
Good
It was good although a bit too long. 3 books would have been enough . But the characters were good and we got to know them. Thank you
It was good although a bit too long. 3 books would have been enough . But the characters were good and we got to know them. Thank you
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