Freya Marske Bücher

Ein Herrenhaus, ein Heckenlabyrinth und ein magischer Fluch England, 1908: Baronet Robin Blyth tritt seinen neuen Job an. Eigentlich hatte er einen langweiligen Verwaltungsposten erwartet, doch stattdessen ist er plötzlich Verbindungsmann zu einer magischen Geheimgesellschaft. Sein Vorgänger ist spurlos verschwunden – und hinterließ nur einen Haufen Feinde, die Robin mit einem tödlichen Fluch belegen. Seine einzige Hoffnung, dem Tod zu entrinnen, ist Edwin Courcey, sein unausstehlicher Kollege. Widerwillig müssen die beiden zusammenarbeiten und kommen dabei einer Verschwörung auf die Spur, die die gesamte magische Gesellschaft bedroht. »Fantastischer Stil, erstklassiger Weltenbau, herrlich queer.« T. J. Klune, Autor von »Mr. Parnassus' Heim für magisch Begabte«

Mord, Mysterien und Magie Junge Frau aus gutem Hause trifft auf einem Ozeandampfer ein charmant-verruchtes Society-Girl Maud ist entschlossen, ihrem Bruder Robin Blyth bei der Aufdeckung einer Verschwörung zu helfen. Dafür begleitet sie eine Verbündete Robins auf eine Reise mit einem Ozeandampfer. Womit sie nicht gerechnet hat: die alte Dame direkt am ersten Tag tot aufzufinden. Nun hat Maud nicht nur eine Leiche, sondern auch einen respektlosen Papagei und die gefährlich attraktive Schauspielerin Violet am Hals, die eine mysteriöse Rolle in all dem zu spielen scheint. Umgeben von nichts als der See und einem Schiff voller Verdächtiger muss Maud einen Mörder entlarven, ohne dabei selbst über Bord zu gehen. »Dieses Buch, das die besten Elemente von Mystery, Fantasy und Romance vereint, ist ein wahrer Seelenschmeichler.« Buzzfeed

A Power Unbound is the final entry in Freya Marske’s beloved, award-winning Last Binding trilogy, the queer historical fantasy series that began with A Marvellous Light.Secrets! Magic! Enemies to. . .something more?Jack Alston, Lord Hawthorn, would love a nice, safe, comfortable life. After the death of his twin sister, he thought he was done with magic for good. But with the threat of a dangerous ritual hanging over every magician in Britain, he’s drawn reluctantly back into that world.Now Jack is living in a bizarre puzzle-box of a magical London townhouse, helping an unlikely group of friends track down the final piece of the Last Contract before their enemies can do the same. And to make matters worse, they need the help of writer and thief Alan Ross.Cagey and argumentative, Alan is only in this for the money. The aristocratic Lord Hawthorn, with all his unearned power, is everything that Alan hates. And unfortunately, Alan happens to be everything that Jack wants in one gorgeous, infuriating package.When a plot to seize unimaginable power comes to a head at Cheetham Hall―Jack’s ancestral family estate, a land so old and bound in oaths that it’s grown a personality as prickly as its owner―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.

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.'It's 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. She'd 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 can't 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 they've 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.

In this enemies-to-lovers romance, Mattinesh Jay hires charming con artist Luca Piere as a swordsman for his arranged marriage. As they navigate intrigue and secrets, their growing bond is tested. With rich fantasy elements, this story explores love, deception, and the stakes of truth amidst chaos.