Cozy up with this enchanting debut fantasy about a young woman who is determined to break all the rules and learn magic. She’ll just need to hide her activities from her nosy mother, a string of unwelcome suitors, and the young enchanter she manages to butt heads with whenever they see each other . . .
Zelda Van Doren knows what she wants, and it certainly isn’t to get engaged to an eligible young enchanter. After all, this is 1935, and a girl has more options than just marriage—especially Zelda, who has a gift for magic and a plan to learn all 438 spells.
Of course, there is the small problem that women aren’t supposed to be able to do magic at all, so Zelda has to work in secret or risk getting committed to an insane asylum. Not helping matters is the fact that John Pendleton, her latest suitor, continues to turn up despite her best efforts to get rid of him. Zelda has no time for distractions, because spellcasting is proving to be astonishingly difficult.
Then a fairy appears in a nearby town, and Zelda sees a chance to get the help she needs. When a long-simmering distrust between fairies and enchanters threatens to boil over, she finds herself caught in the middle. Suddenly more than just her dream is in jeopardy, and Zelda must learn how to work a little magic before it’s too late.
Brimming with charm and wit, this enchanting debut will cast a spell on you . . . just as soon as its protagonist figures out how.
