Blackburn Academy: Entrance Trials Books in Order

Blackburn Academy: Entrance Trials opens with a problem that is already bigger than high school. January Moore wakes in a morgue with a note explaining that she is a vampire and must drink blood to avoid hurting people. It is a terrifying way to discover that the world is much larger, and more dangerous, than she thought.

For a year, January survives with help from Justin Roberts. He provides blood, but his help comes with strict rules, sharp comments, and a demand for secrecy. Their arrangement keeps January alive, yet it also leaves her with questions Justin refuses to answer. She needs to understand what she is, and why he seems determined to keep her away from his life.

Then Blackburn Academy enters the picture.

The academy is an elite, mysterious school connected to Justin and the wealthy world he comes from. January is offered a full scholarship if she can complete its difficult entrance trials. For her, the chance is about more than a better school. Blackburn may finally offer answers about vampires, her own past, and the hidden rules shaping her new life.

Justin wants no part of that plan. His efforts to discourage January give the story its push and pull. January is used to getting by with limited support and making her own choices, so she does not take kindly to being treated as someone who should stay quiet, stay hidden, or accept half the truth. Their uneasy connection brings romance into the story, but secrecy and survival are always close behind.

The trials give the book an academy-story framework without making school life the whole point. January has to prove herself in a place where money, reputation, and supernatural power matter. She also has to decide who might be safe to trust. The academy promises opportunity, but its polished surface hides a system with its own dangers and loyalties.

This is paranormal romance with a tense, youthful edge. Expect vampires, social divides, reluctant alliances, and a heroine who wants answers even when the answers could make her life harder. January's voice keeps the story personal. She is dealing with hunger, fear, family strain, and the frustrating fact that the person she relies on most may be keeping the biggest secret.

Start with A Bite at the Cherry. It introduces January, Justin, and the entrance trials that lead into the wider Blackburn Academy world.