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A Powerful Prohibition
Circumstances tore them apart. A murder will bring them back together...
Socialite Cecily Dearborn, a natural magic user with the ability to manipulate electricity, comes from a world where that magic is forbidden. Studying abroad was supposed to help her master - and suppress - her power, but when her efforts fail, she is forced home in disgrace.
Self-proclaimed street rat Daniel Sullivan, Cecily’s estranged childhood friend and now an operative working to protect magical practitioners, is tasked with monitoring her activities upon her return. But when she’s framed for murder, Daniel is compelled to drop the mission and take Cecily on the run. Together, they flee to his team’s base of operations, a magical speakeasy known as a "charm school," where they begin to unravel the truth of the crime and discover a web of dangerous secrets.
As Cecily learns more about her magic and herself, she and Daniel grow closer, but the race is on to clear her name before disaster strikes again. Will their new connection be enough to see them through?
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Sherwood & Jarvis
Case No.1:
A Puzzle of Poppies
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He expected magic. What he got was murder.
Following a disastrous stint in Her Majesty’s army, Dr. Wilfred “Wilf” Jarvis finds himself jaded and directionless. Hoping for a fresh start, and perhaps a bit of the storybook magic he’d yearned for as a boy, he accepts a diplomatic posting among the Fair Folk of the Seelie Court. When he arrives, however, he is drawn into a web of political machinations and bitter grievances that prove just as disappointing as his other pursuits - until the body of a British soldier is discovered in Folk territory.
Before he realizes exactly what’s happened, he’s enlisted by Honoria Sherwood, a brilliant half-Folk, half-human polymath, in a worryingly high-stakes murder investigation. With tensions mounting between the Folk and the British Empire, the two must track down the killer or lose their only chance to see true justice done.
Case No.2:
The Sapphire Circlet
Legendary jewels. Explosive secrets.
Queen Victoria’s birthday is on the horizon, and everyone on the magical island of Ynis Witrin is caught up in annual festivities. The week-long celebration traditionally culminates with a grand ball, and this year, Princess Beatrice is set to represent the royal family as the guest of honor and wear the famous Iris Circlet, a symbol of the enduring relationship between the British people and the Fair Folk. There’s just one problem: some of the circlet’s priceless stones have gone missing on the British embassy’s watch.
Desperate to avert a crisis of international proportions, the secretary ambassador seeks out the assistance of Dr. Wilfred Jarvis and his brilliant friend Honoria Sherwood. With the ball quickly approaching, Wilf and Honoria must put their wits to the test to track down the stolen jewels. As they dig deeper into the case, though, they begin uncovering secrets that potentially tie the theft to some of the island’s most eminent families - including Honoria’s.
Anthologies
Includes the story "A Fool For You", cowritten by Renee Edwards and Nicole Herron
Sail the seas with your new husband, who keeps unfathomable secrets.
Face a cursed creature who haunts the asylum where you've been committed. Fall for the demon who's possessed your insipid fiancé.
Be saved by Death and Fate on the streets of medieval Tallinn...
Find love beneath the earth, amid the roots, or in a starlit castle.
Venture to all corners of the globe, where authors have strewn lovers in eerie, eldritch places.
And never fear.
I promise it’ll end happily for those who dare.