The Boyfriend Academy

Love is forbidden. Truth is dangerous. Survival is everything.

Ganymede’s is no ordinary boarding school. Behind its spiral towers and manicured lawns, boys are forged into the men society demands – strong, obedient, perfect. Graduate, and the world is yours: a home, a career, a wife. But fail… and you’re no longer useful to society.

For Dylan Cecil it should be simple: keep his head down, survive graduation, and earn his place. But when his friend, Blake, disappears, Dylan can’t silence the questions gnawing at him, even as whispers of danger shadow the school’s gilded halls.

As June’s trials close in – eight tests that will decide who is worthy of manhood – Dylan is haunted by Blake’s absence and drawn to Roman Edwards, a boy as magnetic as he is unknowable.

In a world rebuilt on order and obedience, Dylan must decide: will he become the man the academy wants – or the man he really is?

Praise for The Boyfriend Academy

‘Everything I love about dark academia – a gripping mystery, compelling characters and an immaculate school setting, all woven behind a sweet and tender love story’ Lucy Jane Wood, Sunday Times bestseller of Rewitched

‘A coming-of-age love story, a few secret societies, and seven harrowing tasks […] you get a page turner that kept me guessing until the end. A story of hope and finding one’s strength… I will be thinking about it for a long time’ Laurie Gilmore, #1 New York Times bestselling author

'Ambitious, haunting and politically charged, The Boyfriend Academy presents a sweeping dystopian vision through the intimate lens of a forbidden queer relationship that leaves a lasting impression’ Zac Hammett, author of See You at the Finish Line

'Dark Academia at its best… blends forbidden love, dangerous trials and secret societies. In a world where questioning is dangerous, mystery and romance collide… an absolute must read!’ Tamara Price, author of The Alchemist’s Daughter

‘Romantic and heartbreaking with forbidden love… will stay with you long after the last page’ Helen Glynn Jones, author of The Last Raven

'Secret passages, secret societies, forbidden love and a touch of rebellion in the air make this a gripping read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A chilling and emotionally charged book that slowly tightens its grip the deeper you go’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Tense, unsettling and quietly devastating. It explores identity, control and the cost of conformity in a way that lingers long after the final page’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘An absolute masterpiece’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐