THE FAMILIAR

p A richly imagined intricate tale of magic and intrigue b DEBORAH HARKNESS 1 bestselling author of i A Discovery of Witches i b br br Riveting Leigh Bardugo s characters are so three dimensional you want to reach through the page b DIANA GABALDON 1 bestselling author of i Outlander i b br br A wonderful transporting ride through history a deeply romantic novel b KATHERINE ARDEN bestselling author of i The Bear and The Nightingale i b br br b b br br b FATE CAN BE CHANGED b br b CURSES CAN BE BROKEN b br br In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court br br Determined to seize this chance to better her fortunes Luzia plunges into a world of power hungry nobility desperate kings holy men and seers where the lines between magic science and fraud blur With the pyres of the Inquisition burning she must use every bit of her wit and resilience to win fame and hide the truth of her ancestry even if that means enlisting the help of an embittered immortal familiar whose own secrets