Mortal Follies

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. ΓÇ£Fresh and delightful . . . All the interpersonal drama of Jane Austen meets all the complex treachery of Greek mythology.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöPublishers 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 attendfashions to followmarriages to considerandof coursethe tiny complication of existing in a world swarming with fairy spiritsinterfering deitiesand actual straight-up 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 high-profile balla scandal she narrowly manages to escape. Howeveras the curse progresses to more fatal proportionsMiss Mitchelmore must seek out aideven if that means mixing with undesirable company. And there are few less desirable than Lady Georgiana LandrakeΓÇöa broodingalluring young woman sardonically nicknamed ΓÇ£the Duke of AnnadaleΓÇ¥ΓÇöwho may or may not have murdered her own father and brothers to inherit their fortune. If one is to believe the gossipshe might be some kind of malign enchantress. Then againa malign enchantress might be exactly what Miss Mitchelmore needs. With the DukeΓÇÖs helpMiss Mitchelmore delves into a world of angry gods and vindictive magickeen to unmask the perpetrator of these otherworldly attacks. But Miss MitchelmoreΓÇÖs 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 MitchelmoreΓÇÖs heartΓÇönot to mention her life.