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Moulin Rouge meets Holly Black in a thrilling sapphic friendstolovers romantasy

This lavish and decedent LGBTQ fantasy romance will leave fans of Divine Rivals and Emily Wildes Encyclopedia of Faeries utterly enchanted

After running away from home Sybil Clarion is eager to embrace all the freedom the Belle poque city of Severon has to offer Instead shes traded highsociety soires for empty pockets At least she has Esme the girl who offered Sybil a home and if either of them dared something more

Ever since Esme Rimbaud brought Sybil back to her flat the girls have been everything to each otherbest friends found family and secret crushes While Esme would rather spend the night tinkering with her clocks and snuggling her cats Sybil craves excitement and needs money She plans to get both by stealing the rare posters that crop up around town With rent due Esme agrees to accompanyand more importantly protectSybil

When theyre caught selling a poster by none other than its subject Maeve the glamorous girl invites Sybil and Esme toThe Absinthe Underground the exclusive club she coowns and reveals herself to be a Green Faerie trapped in this world She wants to hire thieves for a daring heist in Fae that would set her free and is willing to pay enough that Sybil and Esme never have to worry about rent again Its too good of an offer to pass up even if Maeves tragic story doesnt quite add up and the secrets could jeopardize everything the girls have so carefully built

Jamie Pacton author of The Vermilion Emporium dazzles in this whimsical and daring romantic fantasy Fans of Fae lore slowburn sapphic pining and decadently magical worlds will find The Absinthe Underground as ensorcelling as a fairy delight