Part of Spellbreaker Duology
First published 2020
Elsie Camden grew up knowing she was different. While wizards buy their magic through official channels, Elsie was born able to unravel spells entirely. That makes her useful and, under the law, a criminal. She works for the Cowls, a shadowy underground outfit, using her gift to chip away at aristocratic power and level things a little for ordinary people. Robin Hood always was her favorite story. Then Bacchus Kelsey, an elite magic user one rare spell short of his mastership, catches Elsie mid-act. To keep her secret, she offers him a deal: she will sort out the troublesome enchantments on his estate, and he will stay quiet. Spending time together shifts something. Elsie finds herself trusting Bacchus, maybe more than trusting him. But something darker is spreading through their world. Wizards are turning up dead, and their spellbooks vanish with them. For an unlicensed spellbreaker operating in the shadows, that threat is personal. Elsie still has questions about her own abilities, her family, and what the Cowls actually want from her. The answers are coming whether she is ready or not.
Genres: romance, adventure, fantasy, dark-fantasy, fantasy-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, fast-paced, romantic, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, found-family, slow-burn
Setting: estate
305 pages · Kindle Edition · 47North
Content warnings: death, violence