Clem & Wist Series by Hiyodori

“I want to see you cry. I want to see you destroyed.”No One Else Could Heal Her (a prequel to the Clem & Wist series) marks the contentious beginning of a lifelong f/f romance. Their slow-burn relationship deepens in a stratified magical academy packed with rules designed to keep them apart. They’re opposites in every way. Their feelings for each other are stifled, unfamiliar, charged with resentment. And impossible to deny.In this modern-era fantasy world, mages get all the magic and glory... more“I want to see you cry. I want to see you destroyed.”No One Else Could Heal Her (a prequel to the Clem & Wist series) marks the contentious beginning of a lifelong f/f romance. Their slow-burn relationship deepens in a stratified magical academy packed with rules designed to keep them apart. They’re opposites in every way. Their feelings for each other are stifled, unfamiliar, charged with resentment. And impossible to deny.In this modern-era fantasy world, mages get all the magic and glory. Mages run the nation. Healers shuffle around in their shadow.Clematis is a talented healer. That’s what traps her at a prestigious boarding school for high-class mages and the healers being trained to serve them. Her only keep her head down. Pretend to be mediocre. Avoid catching the interest of any mages whatsoever.Tall, dark-haired Wist is a quiet loner, despite being the strongest mage student in the entire academy. She seems just as determined as Clematis to cover up her true gifts. Yet every once in a while, she cracks and shows more glimpses of her power. For some reason, those moments usually have something to do with Clematis.Clematis can’t begin to understand why a top-tier mage would try to avoid the spotlight. The sheer infuriating mystery of Wist keeps dragging her in closer. Even if they're supposed to be enemies. Even if it means making herself a target for envious classmates. Even if every step she takes toward Wist puts her at risk of expulsion.Once Clematis would’ve been thrilled to escape the academy. Now—confronted with a cold, secretive, long-suffering mage unlike any other—she finds herself scrambling for excuses to stay.___________________________Each novel revolves around the same couple. The prequel can be read either before or after the rest of the series. (The prequel and Book 1 also work as satisfying standalone stories.) less

“I never forgot the sound of you calling for me. Not for a second.”The Lowest Healer and the Highest Mage is a slow-burn f/f romance set in an original modern-era fantasy world, featuring a magical tower with countless curious rooms. It’s a story of friends to enemies to reluctant allies, guilty secrets, love mixed inextricably with hate, fragile second chances, and the true price of boundless magical power... more“I never forgot the sound of you calling for me. Not for a second.”The Lowest Healer and the Highest Mage is a slow-burn f/f romance set in an original modern-era fantasy world, featuring a magical tower with countless curious rooms. It’s a story of friends to enemies to reluctant allies, guilty secrets, love mixed inextricably with hate, fragile second chances, and the true price of boundless magical power.In a country where mages have all the power and healers supposedly only exist to support them, Clematis—a talented healer—is despised for her past attempts to defy the mageocracy. In her early thirties, she’s already on year seven of a life sentence for treason.But when the most powerful mage in the nation suddenly loses all her magic, the government wants unconventional Clematis to help get it back.The mage is a tall, distant woman called Wist, and Clematis knows her all too well. They used to be classmates. Best friends. Perhaps more. Wist is also the person who reported Clematis for leaking state secrets. She’s the reason Clematis spent the last seven years in prison.Clematis wants revenge for her betrayal, but she wants freedom even more. She’s got thirty days to recover Wist’s magic: miss the deadline, and she’ll be shunted back to prison for the rest of her life. Yet attempting to resurrect Wist’s lost magic will force her to face the real reason why Wist betrayed her—and to face her unresolved, unspoken feelings for the mage who stabbed her in the back and walked away. less

"I never thought I would be the one to hurt you like this."The Reverse Healer Case Files picks up right where The Lowest Healer and the Highest Mage left off, delving ever deeper into Clematis and Wist’s tangled relationship and the complex, modern-era fantasy world that surrounds them. It’s a direct sequel with more slow-burn f/f romance. More mystery. More enemies. More tender moments and more pain. And much more magebreaking.Mages rule the country. Healers are legally required to serve them... more"I never thought I would be the one to hurt you like this."The Reverse Healer Case Files picks up right where The Lowest Healer and the Highest Mage left off, delving ever deeper into Clematis and Wist’s tangled relationship and the complex, modern-era fantasy world that surrounds them. It’s a direct sequel with more slow-burn f/f romance. More mystery. More enemies. More tender moments and more pain. And much more magebreaking.Mages rule the country. Healers are legally required to serve them. As a rebellious-minded healer, Clematis loathes the mageocracy. She only makes an exception for her own mage, Wist, who is difficult to read yet deeply devoted—and who just so happens to be the most powerful magic-user in the entire world.With Wist there to back her up, Clematis discovers new ways to furtively help desperate healers. Yet though Wist’s magic remains in high demand, she’s still far weaker than she used to be. And her self-sacrificial instincts soon threaten to put her in direct opposition to Clematis.So much for living quietly. Clematis can’t use magic. She can’t even throw a solid punch. Her only weapons are her wits and dirty tricks. But she’ll fight tooth and nail to defend her happy ending. She’ll keep fighting no matter who stands in her way—be it Wist’s ultra-influential family of mages, international spies and assassins, or even Wist herself.The Clem & Wist Series No One Else Could Heal HerBook 1: The Lowest Healer and the Highest MageBook 2: The Reverse Healer Case FilesEach novel revolves around the same couple. The prequel can be read either before or after the rest of the series. (The prequel and Book 1 also work as satisfying standalone stories.) less

"I’ve been your enemy before. I can be your enemy again."Clematis and the Queen of the Void continues the Clem & Wist series with a horror-tinged saga of lovers to enemies (and back again). In this slow-burn f/f romance, devoted partners transform into devious adversaries—but opposition only serves to deepen their bond.The best place to take a mage on a country without magic. As the most powerful mage in eons, Wist never gets much rest... more"I’ve been your enemy before. I can be your enemy again."Clematis and the Queen of the Void continues the Clem & Wist series with a horror-tinged saga of lovers to enemies (and back again). In this slow-burn f/f romance, devoted partners transform into devious adversaries—but opposition only serves to deepen their bond.The best place to take a mage on a country without magic. As the most powerful mage in eons, Wist never gets much rest. That’s why Clematis drags her to an idyllic town in a land where all magic use has been made strictly illegal.Charmed by the rural scenery and unusual wildlife, they initially find little cause for concern. The townspeople are welcoming, if rather eccentric. No one dwells on old rumors of vanishing mages. Or eerie myths about the local caves.On the third day of their stay, Wist disappears without a trace. Impenetrable walls spring up around town. No one can enter, and no one can leave. The locals begin to whisper of an all-powerful and deeply beloved Queen who has ruled them for as long as anyone can remember. A magical Queen who sounds exactly like Wisteria Shien.For reasons of her own, Wist has trapped the entire town in an eternal autumn. She won’t let time move forward, and she won’t let anyone escape her. Especially not Clem.Yet Wist—now an invincible tyrant—might not realize that Clem needs neither magic nor allies nor even a sliver of hope to ferociously resist her rule. Truth be told, Clem has always loved having a nemesis.____________________________Each novel revolves around the same couple. The prequel can be read either before or after the rest of the series. (The prequel and Book 1 also work as satisfying standalone stories.) less

What good was a bond if I couldn't use it to haul her back from the edge? Shortly after the events of Clematis and the Queen of the Void, a mysterious letter lures Clem and Wist to a grand estate. The very same manor where Wist was raised by a clan of backstabbing, power-hungry mages.When it comes to magic, Wist surpasses her entire family put together. Still, she's never outclassed them in terms of calculated cruelty or raw ambition. Clem stands a better chance of untangling their machinations... moreWhat good was a bond if I couldn't use it to haul her back from the edge? Shortly after the events of Clematis and the Queen of the Void, a mysterious letter lures Clem and Wist to a grand estate. The very same manor where Wist was raised by a clan of backstabbing, power-hungry mages.When it comes to magic, Wist surpasses her entire family put together. Still, she's never outclassed them in terms of calculated cruelty or raw ambition. Clem stands a better chance of untangling their machinations. But as a guest in enemy territory, without any magic of her own, she risks becoming Wist's one fatal weakness. Threatening her would, after all, be the easiest way to drive Wist to murder.Clem has other unfinished business at the manor, too. Mage-healer bonds can only be broken by death. She's still determined to change that—to rescue a bonded healer she previously failed to save. Yet before liberating any of the healers tied to Wist's family, Clem might end up in dire need of rescuing herself.Three Murdered Mages, Two Broken Bonds is a mystery-tinged story of an established sapphic couple grappling with the secrets of a devious mage clan. Although their faith in each other never wavers, their oldest opponents have always been lurking right there in Wist's childhood home.The Clem & Wist Series No One Else Could Heal HerBook 1: The Lowest Healer and the Highest MageBook 2: The Reverse Healer Case FilesBook 3: Clematis and the Queen of the VoidBook 4: Three Murdered Mages, Two Broken BondsReading the prequel before Book 4 may greatly enhance your enjoyment of this story. less

She loved me too much for anyone's good. On an artificial island deep in enemy territory, machinists develop unprecedented new magical weapons. Then the research base goes rogue, cutting off contact with the outside world. Every elite squad sent to reclaim it stops responding, too.Wist, the most powerful mage in generations, gets called in as emergency backup. But the whole scenario stinks of a trap... moreShe loved me too much for anyone's good. On an artificial island deep in enemy territory, machinists develop unprecedented new magical weapons. Then the research base goes rogue, cutting off contact with the outside world. Every elite squad sent to reclaim it stops responding, too.Wist, the most powerful mage in generations, gets called in as emergency backup. But the whole scenario stinks of a trap. Clematis won't let her go alone—and so they embark on a covert mission to a hostile state where even one-time allies are hard to trust.Clematis and Wist are completely on their own except for their guide and interpreter: Lear, a foreign agent who previously masqueraded as an innocent artist. Lear is great at putting on a friendly face, but not so great at revealing her own dark motivations.As they explore the base, they encounter vulnerable civilian workers, and locals who stare into space like lost ghosts… and giant carnivorous birds, and parasitic magic, and competing layers of twisted reality.In this horror-influenced continuation of the Clem & Wist series, Clematis grapples with a growing hunger that she can't afford to feed. Wist glimpses indescribable cosmic terror. And they're all running out of time to leave the island without giving anyone an excuse to start a war.The Clem & Wist Series No One Else Could Heal HerBook 1: The Lowest Healer and the Highest MageBook 2: The Reverse Healer Case FilesBook 3: Clematis and the Queen of the VoidBook 4: Three Murdered Mages, Two Broken BondsBook 5: A Chalice for a KrakenEach novel revolves around the same couple. The prequel can be read at any point prior to Book 4. (The prequel and Book 1 also work as satisfying standalone stories.) less