The Absinthe Underground

Moulin Rouge meets Holly Black in a thrilling sapphic friends-to-lovers romantasy! For Sybil Clarion,the Belle Époque city of Severon is a wildromantic dreamfilled with caféscabaretsand glittering nightclubs. Eager to embrace the city’s freedom after running away from homeshe’s traded high-society soirées for empty pockets and barren cabinets. At least she has Esmethe girl who offered Sybil a homeand maybe—if either of them dared—something more. Ever since Esme Rimbaud brought Sybil back to her flatthe girls have been everything to each other—best friendsfound familyand secret crushes. While Esme would rather spend the night tinkering with her clocks and snuggling her catsSybil craves excitement and needs money. She plans to get both by stealing the rare posters that crop up around town and selling them to collectors. With rent dueEsme agrees to accompany—and more importantly protect—Sybil. When they’re caught selling a poster by none other than its subjectMaevethe glamorous girl doesn’t press charges. Rathershe invites Sybil and Esme to The Absinthe Undergroundthe exclusive club she co-ownsand reveals herself to be a Green Faerietrapped in this world. She wants to hire thieves for a daring heist in Fae that would set her freeand is willing to pay enough that Sybil and Esme never have to worry about rent again. It’s too good of an offer to pass upeven if Maeve’s tragic story doesn’t quite add upand even if Sybil’s personal ties to Fae could jeopardize everything she and Esme have so carefully built. Jamie Pactonauthor of The Vermilion Emporiumdazzles in this lavish and decedent LGBTQ+ fantasy romance that will leave readers utterly enchanted!