Glamourist Histories Book 1
Shades of Milk and Honey
ISBN: 9780765325600
Jane Austen with magic.
A delightful romp through Austen-inspired Regency family drama.
Jane lives with her father, her munchausens-afflicted mother, and her preternaturally beautiful younger sister Melody, and it's getting to be time for that younger sister to be married safely off to one of the young lords of the neighborhood. Jane has no illusions to her own prospects; she's plain and gawky, with no grace in dancing or flawless social manners. She is, however, a fair hand at glamour, that invisible ethereal substance that can be worked upon to create illusions and pretty fancies. It's a natural gift of hers, but sadly, not any more useful nor marketable than the other basic social graces.
While the family plots to get Melody attached, Melody has plans of her own, and Jane discovers that their neighbor has an acclaimed glamourist on-site, working beautiful magics on their house. Too bad she can't stand him!
I really don't know what else to say about this book. If you love Austen and enjoy Regency manners, then this adds a light touch of magical frosting to the idea. It's a lovely stand-alone book, despite sparking a series afterwards, and it's sweet and lighthearted and clever.
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