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A young noblewoman must pair up with an alleged witch to ward off a curse in this irresistible sapphic romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material

Fresh and delightful All the interpersonal drama of Jane Austen meets all the complex treachery of Greek mythologyPublishers Weekly starred review

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

It is the year 1814 and life for a young lady of good breeding has many difficulties There are balls to attend fashions to follow marriages to consider and of course the tiny complication of existing in a world swarming with fairy spirits interfering deities and actual straightup sorcerers

Miss Maelys Mitchelmore finds her entry into high society hindered by an irritating curse It begins innocuously enough with her dress slowly unmaking itself over the course of an evening at a highprofile ball a scandal she narrowly manages to escape

However as the curse progresses to more fatal proportions Miss Mitchelmore must seek out aid even if that means mixing with undesirable company And there are few less desirable than Lady Georgiana Landrakea brooding alluring young woman sardonically nicknamed the Duke of Annadalewho may or may not have murdered her own father and brothers to inherit their fortune If one is to believe the gossip she might be some kind of malign enchantress Then again a malign enchantress might be exactly what Miss Mitchelmore needs

With the Dukes help Miss Mitchelmore delves into a world of angry gods and vindictive magic keen to unmask the perpetrator of these otherworldly attacks But Miss Mitchelmores reputation is not the only thing at risk in spending time with her new ally For the reputed witch has her own secrets that may prove dangerous to Miss Mitchelmores heartnot to mention her life