Bound and Unbound: A paranormal novella duology
Ali Hazelwood
Never Keep: Sins of the Zodiac, Book 1
by Caroline Peckham
About this book
In a land fractured by warring elements and ancient lies, the dragons have vanished, leaving the continent on the brink of total collapse. Twenty-one-year-olds from every nation are forcibly conscripted to Never Keep, a desolate, gothic fortress where magic is finally Awakened. For a wielder of corruption like our heroine, survival is the only objective. However, the castle is a powder keg of violence, teeming with bloodthirsty vampire covens, rampant werewolves, and ruthless royals who would see her destroyed.
This dark romance pulls no punches, delivering the signature chaos and emotional stakes that fans of the genre crave. As the protagonist uncovers secrets hidden by the stars, she finds herself entangled in a dangerous web of enemies-to-lovers tension. The slow-burn chemistry sizzles against a backdrop of brutal training and shifting alliances, proving that in a place built for war, the most lethal threat is often the person you are beginning to desire.
If you are hunting for a gritty, fast-paced paranormal academy read, this story offers a masterclass in tension and unpredictability. It is a world of trauma, betrayal, and found-family bonds forged in fire. Prepare for a visceral experience where every alliance is a risk and every heartbeat could be your last.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
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Reader Reviews
September 26, 2024
𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀:Fantasy Romance, MF, Academy, Dark, Shifters, Enemies to Lovers - My Guess at least 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: 💜💜💜💜 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁: 💧 𝗣𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 🖊️🖊️🖊️🖊️ 𝗣𝗢𝗩:Dual FMC 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁: Audiobook Welcome to the next epic fantasy by the authors of Zodiac Academy, set in a different country as Solaria, we get to see a whole new side of the Fae. The Endless War has raged between the 4...
March 3, 2026
Never Keep is pure Valenti & Peckham chaos: dark, messy, emotionally wrecked characters colliding in a prison full of secrets, violence, and trauma... and somehow still finding time to flirt, stab, and make us swoon. Welcome to hell—I’d happily stay. Let’s talk tropes: ✖️ Feral enemies to messed-up soulmates ✖️ Who did this to you but make it psychotic ✖️ Deadly forced proximity in the Darkmore prison ✖️ Touch her and die, but also I might kill her first energy ✖️ He falls first but will never...
May 14, 2026
Well the twisted sisters did it again 🔥 great book and a whiplash of an ending. To no one’s shock when reading any book by these two, I’m also mad and concerned for our FMCs with what other twisty twists they’re gonna face 😵💫 )
April 9, 2026
I was really excited to read Never Keep since the Zodiac Academy series is one of my favorites. Unfortunately, this one didn’t quite work for me. Because the book is set in the same world as ZA, I went into it thinking that it would share similar elements (you know, those magical elements that made ZA so amazing) but that connection felt minimal at best. In fact, had we not been told these books shared the same world I would have thought it was a completely different one! Aside from the magical...
April 9, 2026
](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_avp?ie=UTF8&nodeId=G8UYX7LALQC8V9KA) I was really excited to read Never Keep since the Zodiac Academy series is one of my favorites. Unfortunately, this one didn’t quite work for me. Because the book is set in the same world as ZA, I went into it thinking that it would share similar elements (you know, those magical elements that made ZA so amazing) but that connection felt minimal at best. In fact, had we not been told...
