Part of Whimbrel House
First published 2024
Owein has spent two hundred years cursed, drifting from body to body, and right now he is living inside a mixed-breed terrier. That changes when Merritt Fernsby receives a letter from Queen Alexandrina Victoria herself. She wants the dog. More precisely, she wants the ancient soul inside him. Her plan is straightforward: find Owein a human body, marry him into the royal family, and strengthen British wizardry for generations. For Owein, it sounds like salvation. Merritt agrees, and the group travels to London. But the moment they arrive, something feels wrong. Their hosts are off. The house they stay in feels hostile. Owein starts having nightmares. Hulda Larkin, Merritt's fiancee and a woman who sees danger before it arrives, gets premonitions that put Merritt squarely in harm's way. Someone in the city wants them gone. Owein has waited two centuries for a chance at a real life. He is not leaving without a fight. This third Whimbrel House novel follows a soul who has survived everything chaos can throw at him and decides, at last, to throw it back.
Genres: romance, adventure, fantasy, paranormal-fiction, mystery-thriller, historical-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, mysterious, romantic, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, found-family, paranormal-romance
Setting: London, Britain, Whimbrel House
Period: 19th-century, Victorian era
317 pages · Paperback · 47North
Content warnings: death