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Seamere College Duology Series

Keshe Chow
Two magical veterinarian college rivals must put aside their differences to save the world in this romantic dark academia duology.
Strange Familiars by Keshe Chow
Available on (02-09-27)

Strange Familiars

Book 1
Paperback $20

Seamere College Duology Series : Titles in Order

Book 2
Separated by a heroic act of sacrifice, a magical veterinarian must save both her heart and the world in the final installment of the Seamere College duology.

Gwendolynne Chan never thought she’d end up like this. As the top graduate of her Magical Veterinary Sciences degree, she should have landed a cushy role that would’ve set her up for life. Instead, she’s a low-level drudge in the animal breeding facility at Magecorp, the world’s largest global distributor of magic. Why? Because the man she loves got stuck in the Void, having nobly sacrificed himself to save her.

Now he needs rescuing, and Magecorp is Gwen’s key to doing so. Even if it means keeping her head down, putting up with her crappy job . . . and maybe, just maybe, committing some corporate espionage.

Harrisford Briggs did it for love. But upon reentry to the real world, he realizes that his time in the Void may have done him irreparable damage. Not only to his body, but to his relationship with Gwen. And worse, he’s running out of time in his quest to heal both.

When damage from the deadly Void magic breaks containment, infecting both pets and humans, Gwen and Harrisford must work together to stop its spread. With the help of their friends and a motley crew of animal familiars, they’ll have to figure out a cure—and take down Magecorp for good.
Book 1
Two scholars of magical veterinary science must put aside their lust and loathing to save the world in the first installment of this whimsical, romantic, dark academia duology.

All Gwendolynne Chan needs is to get through final year at Seamere College, where she is on track to graduate as number one —as long as the pretentious prat Harrisford Briggs doesn’t beat her to it.

Harrisford Briggs’s father, the chief financial officer of Magecorp, a major global distributor of magic, expects him to come top of the class. Harrisford, though, can’t help but notice that his father has been acting odd. And there are strange whisperings, too, of uncontrollable surges of excess magic.

When these magical surges begin to rock London, causing chaos and explosions and animal familiars going feral, Gwen and Harrisford find themselves reluctantly involved, putting both of their veterinary careers at risk.

Along with Gwen’s snarky cat familiar, Gwen and Harrisford must team up to diagnose the problem. But as the two academic rivals fight their burgeoning feelings, they quickly realize that magic is not the only thing surging.

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