Freya Marske

Mattinesh Jay, el heredero de un negocio familiar en decadencia, necesita contratar a un espadachín experimentado para que haga de padrino en su matrimonio concertado. Sin embargo, un duelo a espada durante la ceremonia podria destruir cualquier esperanza de restaurar la fortuna de su familia, algo que Matti lleva intentando (sin exito) desde hace diez años.Lo que si puede permitirse, por desgracia, es a Luca Piere, un estafador a medio tiempo y una amenaza encantadora a tiempo completo.Luca, por su parte, busca reinventarse en una nueva ciudad. Su unico objetivo es ganar algo de dinero facil e intentar dejar atras el delito que cometio en su tierra natal. Lo que no esperaba era verse obligado a instruir en el arte de la espada a un mercader de lana como Matti, terriblemente responsable y, para su desgracia, muy atractivo.Sin embargo, ni los problemas de Matti ni el propio Luca son lo que parecen. A medida que se acerca la boda, se ven envueltos en la intriga y el sabotaje que han llevado a la casa de Matti al borde de la ruina. Y cuando los secretos de Luca amenazan con destruir su fragil alianza, tendran que enfrentarse a una pregunta:¿Hasta que punto estan dispuestos a dejar atras las mentiras, cuando la verdad podria costarles todo lo que desean?Marske escribe sobre lo que mas ansio en un romantasy. -CASEY MCQUISTON, autore de Rojo, blanco y sangre azulNo hay nada en el genero de la fantasia ni en el romance queer que Marske no sea capaz de hacer. -SARAH REES BRENNAN, autora de Larga vida al malLa mezcla perfecta de encanto, deseo y romance ofrecida a punta de espada, Mentiras a doble filo es una fantasia para leer de forma compulsiva con unos personajes que te robaran el corazon. -C. S. PACAT, autora best seller del New York Times de El principe cautivo

For fans of Georgette Heyer or Julia Quinn's Bridgerton, who'd like to welcome magic into their lives . . .Young baronet Robin Blyth thought he was taking up a minor governmental post. However, he's actually been appointed parliamentary liaison to a secret magical society. If it werent for this administrative error, hed never have discovered the incredible magic underlying his world.Cursed by mysterious attackers and plagued by visions, Robin becomes determined to drag answers from his missing predecessor but hell need the help of Edwin Courcey, his hostile magical-society counterpart. Unwillingly thrown together, Robin and Edwin will discover a plot that threatens every magician in the British Isles.The Binding meets Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell in debut author Freya Marskes A Marvellous Light.

Brimming with steamy romance rougeish charm and intrigue Swordcrossed is a dazzling queer fantasy from the internationally bestselling author of The Last Binding trilogy If you re doing romantasy without Freya Marske you re doing it wrong Casey McQuiston author of Red White & Royal Blue Low stakes High heat Sharp steel Mattinesh Jay heir to his family s struggling business needs his arranged marriage to go off without a hitch But if he s to successfully restore his house s fortunes Matti must first hire a swordsman to defend him against any sword challenges at the altar Unfortunately the only duellist he can afford is part time con artist and full time charming menace Luca Piere All Luca wants to do is make some easy money and forget the crime he committed in his home town He didn t plan on being blackmailed into giving sword lessons to a chronically responsible and inconveniently handsome wool merchant like Matti However neither Matti s business troubles nor Luca himself are quite what they seem As secrets threaten to drive a blade through their growing alliance both Matti and Luca will have to answer the question how many lies are you prepared to strip away when the truth could mean losing everything you want The cosy low stakes o

Secrets Magic Enemies to something more Set in an alternative Edwardian England A Power Unbound is the steamy spellbinding conclusion to The Last Binding trilogy by Freya Marske This edition includes an exclusive extract from Swordcrossed the next addictive high heat and low stakes fantasy from Freya Marske Sublime prose top notch world building delightfully queer TJ Klune bestselling author of Under the Whispering Door on A Marvellous Light Jack Alston Lord Hawthorn renounced magic after the death of his twin sister But to save Britain s magicians from a dangerous threat Jack and an unlikely group of friends must locate the final piece of the Last Contract before their enemies do To do so they ll need the help of writer and thief Alan Ross Cagey and argumentative he unfortunately happens to everything that Jack wants in one gorgeous infuriating package When a plot to seize unimaginable power unfolds at Jack s family estate Jack Alan and their allies will become entangled in a night of champagne secrets and bloody sacrifice and the foundations of magic in Britain will be torn up by the roods before the end Filled with magic murder and romance A Power Unbound is the thrilling third book in The Last Binding trilogy by Fre

Knives Out meets The Binding in this historical romp full of magic, romance and adventure.Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. Shed hoped for plenty of it when she agreed to help her beloved older brother unravel a magical conspiracy. She even volunteered to serve as an old lady's companion on an ocean liner. But Maud didn't expect the old lady to turn up dead on the very first day of the voyage.Now she has to deal with a dead body, a disrespectful parrot, and the lovely, dangerously outrageous Violet Debenham. Violet is everything Maud has been trained to distrust, yet cant help but desire: a magician, an actress and a magnet for scandal.Surrounded by open sea and a ship full of suspects, Maud and Violet must learn to drop the masks theyve learned to wear. Only then might they work together to locate a magical object worth killing for and unmask a murderer. All without becoming dead in the water themselves.

Maud Blyth a toujours rêvé daventure. Cest donc sans hésiter quelle a accepté daider son frère bien-aimé à déjouer une conspiration de magiciens. Elle sest même portée volontaire pour tenir compagnie

Quand Downton Abbey rencontre Kingsman !« Mystères, magie et meurtres ! Ce roman est un pur délice, merveilleux et lumineux à la fois. » Alix E. Harrow, Les Dix Mille Portes de January1908. Le jeune

If youre doing romantasy without Freya Marske, youre doing it wrong Casey McQuiston, author of Red, White & Royal BlueA dazzling queer fantasy from the bestselling author of A Marvellous Light, brimming with steamy romance, rougeish charm and intrigue. Perfect for fans of Travis Baldree, Lex Croucher and Casey McQuiston. Low stakes. High heat. Sharp steel . . .Mattinesh Jay, heir to his familys struggling business, needs his arranged marriage to go off without a hitch. But if hes to successfully restore his houses fortunes, Matti must first hire a swordsman to defend him against any sword-challenges at the altar. Unfortunately, the only duellist he can afford is part-time con artist and full-time charming menace Luca Piere.All Luca wants to do is make some easy money and forget the crime he committed in his home town. He didnt plan on being blackmailed into giving sword lessons to a chronically responsible and inconveniently handsome wool merchant like Matti.However, neither Mattis business troubles nor Luca himself are quite what they seem. As secrets threaten to drive a blade through their growing alliance, both Matti and Luca will have to answer the question: how many lies are you prepared to strip away when the truth could mean losing everything you want?Deliciously cosy and blisteringly hot Lex Croucher, author of Gwen and Art Are Not in LoveSwordcrossed proves theres nothing in fantasy or queer romance Marske cant do Sarah Rees Brennan, author of Long Live Evil

¡Secretos!¡Magia!Enemigos a ¿algo más?Tras una trágica muerte, lord Jack Hawthorn pensó que había dejado atrás a la magia para siempre. Pero con una amenaza cerniéndose sobre todos los magos, se ve arrastrado a regañadientes de nuevo a ese mundo. Ahora vive en una extraña casa magica en Londres, ayudando a un improbable grupo de amigos a encontrar la pieza faltante del ultimo juramento antes que sus enemigos. Y, para empeorar las cosas, con la ayuda del escritor y ladron Alan Ross. Los nobles como Jack son todo lo que el astuto y pendenciero Alan odia. Y, por desgracia, Alan es todo lo que Jack desea, envuelto en un magnifico y exasperante paquete. Cuando un complot empiece a gestarse en las entrañas de la finca de lord Hawthorn, una tierra tan antigua y magica que ha desarrollado una personalidad tan espinosa como la de su dueño, Jack, Alan y sus aliados se veran enredados en una noche de champan, secretos y sacrificios sangrientos... mientras intentan evitar que todo el sistema magico se derrumbe.LA MAGIA Y LA PASION SE DESATAN EN EL FINAL DE EL ULTIMO JURAMENTO.

Jack Alston, Lord Hawthorn, a renoncé à la magie après la mort tragique de sa soeur jumelle, et naimerait rien tant que de mener une vie simple et confortable. Mais la menace dun dangereux rituel, ay

Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske a queer Gothic fairy tale novella perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and T. Kingfisher. A spellbinding haunting Lex Croucher, author of TroubleYou think you know Cinderellas story: the ball, the magical shoes, the handsome prince.Youre halfway right, and all-the-way wrong.Ella is a haunting. Murdered at sixteen, her furious ghost is trapped in her fathers house, invisible to everyone except her stepmother and stepsisters.Even when she discovers how to untether herself from her prison, there are limits. She cannot be seen or heard by the living people who surround her. Her family must never learn she is able to leave. And at the stroke of every midnight, she finds herself back on the staircase where she died.Until she forges a wary friendship with a fairy charm-seller, and makes a bargain for three nights of almost-living freedom. Freedom that means she can finally be seen. Danced with. Touched.Whimsical, romantic, and bittersweet Ava Reid, author of A Study in DrowningRediscover a classic fairy tale in this spellbinding novella from Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light and the queen of romantic fantasy.

"Maud Blyth se ofreció como acompañante de una anciana en un viaje transatlántico para ayudar a su hermano mayor, Robin, a desentrañar una conspiración mágica centenaria.Lo que no esperaba era que, la anciana en cuestion, apareciera muerta el primer dia del viaje. Ahora tiene que lidiar con un cadaver, un loro irrespetuoso y la encantadora y peligrosamente escandalosa Violet Debenham, quien es todo aquello de lo que Maud debe desconfiar pero que no puede evitar desear: maga, actriz y un iman para los problemas.Rodeadas de mar abierto y un barco lleno de sospechosos, Maud y Violet deberan quitarse las mascaras que han aprendido a usar para poder hallar al asesino y conseguir ese objeto magico por el que vale la pena matar."

Uma romantasia cozy e sexy, com inimigos que se tornam amantes em meio a duelos de espadas.Matti precisa impedir a falência do negócio de sua família a qualquer custo, e a melhor solução é um casamen

Mattinesh Jay, el diligente heredero de un negocio familiar sumido en dificultades, necesita contratar a un espadachín experimentado para que sea su padrino en un matrimonio concertado. Un duelo a espada durante la ceremonia podria aniquilar todas sus esperanzas de restaurar la fortuna de su familia, una empresa que Matti lleva intentando (sin exito) durante los ultimos diez años.Lo que desafortunadamente puede permitirse es a Luca Piere, un estafador a medio tiempo y una amenaza encantadora a tiempo completo.Por su parte, Luca busca reinventarse en una nueva ciudad. Su unico deseo es ganar algo de dinero facil e intentar dejar atras el delito que cometio en su tierra natal. Entre sus planes no contaba con ser chantajeado para instruir en el arte de la espada a un mercader de lana como Matti, cronicamente responsable y, para su desgracia, muy atractivo.Sin embargo, ni los problemas de negocio de Matti ni el mismo Luca son lo que parecen. A medida que se acerca la fecha de la boda, se ven envueltos en la intriga y sabotaje que ha llevado a la casa de Matti al borde de la ruina. Y cuando los secretos de Luca amenazan con destruir su fragil alianza, ambos tendran que enfrentarse a una pregunta: ¿Hasta que punto estas dispuesto a despojarte de las mentiras, cuando la verdad podria costarte todo que deseas?

Set in an alternative Edwardian England, this is a comedy of manners, manor houses, and hedge mazes a magic-infused murder mystery and a delightful queer romance. Perfect for fans of Bridgerton whod like to welcome magic into their lives . . .This book is a confection, both marvellous and light Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of JanuaryYoung baronet Robin Blyth thought he was taking up a minor governmental post. However, he has actually been appointed parliamentary liaison to a secret magical society. If it werent for this administrative error, hed never have discovered the incredible magic underlying his world.Cursed by mysterious attackers and plagued by visions, Robin becomes determined to drag answers from his missing predecessor but hell need the help of Edwin Courcey, his hostile magical-society counterpart. Unwillingly thrown together, Robin and Edwin will discover a plot that threatens every magician in the British Isles.Continue the thrilling series with A Restless Truth.A dazzling debut Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the SunPrepare to fall in love Emily Tesh, author of Silver in the WoodIf you ever wished Downton Abbey was sharper-edged and full of magic, this is the book for you Kat Howard, author of An Unkindness of Magicians

Secrets! Magic! Enemies to . . . something more? Set in an alternative Edwardian England, A Power Unbound is the steamy, spellbinding conclusion to The Last Binding trilogy by Freya Marske.Sublime prose, top-notch world-building, delightfully queer TJ Klune, bestselling author of Under the Whispering Door on A Marvellous LightJack Alston Lord Hawthorn renounced magic after the death of his twin sister. But to save Britains magicians from a dangerous threat, Jack and an unlikely group of friends must locate the final piece of the Last Contract before their enemies do. To do so, theyll need the help of writer and thief Alan Ross. Cagey and argumentative, he unfortunately happens to be everything that Jack wants, in one gorgeous, infuriating package.When a plot to seize unimaginable power unfolds at Jacks family estate, Jack, Alan and their allies will become entangled in a night of champagne, secrets and bloody sacrifice . . . and the foundations of magic in Britain will be torn up by the roots before the end.Filled with magic, murder and romance, A Power Unbound is the thrilling third book in The Last Binding trilogy by Freya Marske. Start the series with A Marvellous Light and A Restless Truth.*This edition includes an exclusive extract from Swordcrossed, the addictive, high heat and low stakes fantasy from Freya Marske*

Knives Out meets The Binding in this historical romp full of magic, queer romance and adventure. A Restless Truth by Freya Marske is the thrilling follow-up to A Marvellous Light.Its the lesbian locked-room murder mystery of my dreams. Beyond delightful! - Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of JanuaryMaud Blyth has always longed for adventure. Shed hoped for plenty of it when she agreed to help her beloved older brother unravel a magical conspiracy. She even volunteered to serve as an old ladys companion on an ocean liner. But Maud didnt expect the old lady to turn up dead on the very first day of the voyage.Now she has to deal with a dead body, a disrespectful parrot, and the lovely, dangerously outrageous Violet Debenham. Violet is everything Maud has been trained to distrust, yet cant help but desire: a magician, an actress and a magnet for scandal.Surrounded by open sea and a ship full of suspects, Maud and Violet must learn to drop the masks theyve learned to wear. Only then might they work together to locate a magical object worth killing for and unmask a murderer. All without becoming dead in the water themselves.Set in an alternative Edwardian England filled with magic, murder and romance, A Restless Truth is the spellbinding second book in The Last Binding trilogy by Freya Marske.Continue the series with A Power Unbound.

Greys Anatomy meets A Deadly Education in this dark academia fantasy from bestselling author Freya Marske.Crackles with Marskes signature wit . . . A perfect book, as complex and brilliant as a healing array Allison Saft, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Dark and Drowning TideAt the Academie of the Grand Duchy of Sieuxerr, every mage with the healers gift has five years to master their power and to prepare for the infamous Grand Exam a five-day trial whose results will determine their entire future.The list of exam rules includes: You will perform five practical cases. Your exam group is chosen at random. You pass together, or fail together.It does not include: On the first day, your exam group will find a classmates dead body in the exam hall.And as they will soon discover, this particular group all have something to hide . . . and all have a connection with the dead girl, a brilliant scholar who would have been first in their class.Five scholars. Five secrets. Five days in which to solve a murder, pass the most important exam of their lives, and uncover a secret larger than all of their own combined. One with the potential to change the world.Are you ready?Lets begin.A captivating murder mystery and take on medical fantasy Shannon Chakraborty, New York Times bestselling author of The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Cuando Robin Blyth hereda un aburrido puesto en el Ministerio del Interior, cree que le espera una vida sellando y archivando documentos. Pero no podría estar más equivocado.Ese mismo día, conoce al arrogante Edwin Courcey, que le revela que la magia existe y que Robin, baronet caido en desgracia, es el nuevo enlace entre el mundo magico y el no magico.La vida de Robin da un giro de ciento ochenta grados, el primero de muchos, porque su predecesor desaparecio en extrañas circunstancias, llevandose consigo el secreto del ultimo juramento.Robin debera adentrarse en un mundo lleno de peligro y misterio acompañado por Edwin, antipatico de primera, mago de segunda y la unica esperanza del pobre baronet.