Cover of Longshadow

Longshadow

Olivia Atwater

Regency Faerie Tales #3

regency romance(8k)

A defiant Regency magician and a mysterious street rat team up to stop a faerie lord — and fall for each other.

Content Warnings
death of loved oneviolence/gore

Description

Proper Regency ladies are not supposed to become magicians – but Miss Abigail Wilder is far from proper.The marriageable young ladies of London are dying mysteriously, and Abigail Wilder intends to discover why. Abigail's father, the Lord Sorcier of England, believes that a dark lord of faerie is involved – but while Abigail is willing to match her magic against Lord Longshadow, neither her father nor high society believe that she is capable of doing so.Thankfully, Abigail is not the only one investigating the terrible events in London. Mercy, a street rat and self-taught magician, insists on joining Abigail to unravel the mystery. But while Mercy's own magic is strange and foreboding, she may well post an even greater danger to Abigail's heart.From the author of HALF A SOUL comes a queer faerie tale romance full of love and defiant hope. Pick up LONG SHADOW, and return once more to Olivia Atwater's charming, magical version of Regency England.

Regency Faerie Tales series

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