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Wooing the Witch Queen

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by Stephanie Burgis
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In a Gaslamp-lit world where hags and ogres lurk in thick pine forests, three magical queens form an uneasy alliance to protect their lands from invasion...and love turns their world upside down.
Queen Saskia is the wicked sorceress everyone fears. After successfully wrestling the throne from her evil uncle, she only wants one thing: to keep her people safe from the empire next door. For that, she needs to spend more time in her laboratory experimenting with her spells. She definitely doesn't have time to bring order to her chaotic library of magic.
When a mysterious dark wizard arrives at her castle, Saskia hires him as her new librarian on the spot. "Fabian" is sweet and a little nerdy, and his requests seem a little strange – what in the name of Divine Elva is a fountain pen? – but he's getting the job done. And if he writes her flirtatious poetry and his innocent touch makes her skin singe, well...
Little does Saskia know that the "wizard" she's falling for is actually an Imperial archduke in disguise, with no magical training whatsoever. On the run, with perilous secrets on his trail and a fast growing yearning for the wicked sorceress, he's in danger from her enemies and her newfound allies, too. When his identity is finally revealed, will their love save or doom each other?
"Stephanie Burgis is a fresh new voice and I can't wait to see what she does next." —Ilona Andrews, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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  • Creators

  • Series

    Queens of Villainy

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 18, 2025

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781250359605

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781250359605
      • File size: 2962 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 2, 2024
      Transporting readers to a gaslamp world, Burgis (the Regency Dragons series) unfurls an enchanting fantasy rom-com. After the sorceress Saskia overthrows her murderous uncle and usurps the throne of Kitvaria, she’s viewed by her people as a terrifying witch. She’s really just trying to protect them, however, especially as her kingdom teeters on the brink of war with a neighboring empire. She would much rather concoct powerful new spells in her laboratory than deal with court politics. When dark wizard Fabian shows up on her doorstep, she assumes he’s come to fill a vacancy in the castle’s messy magical library and hires him without a thought. But Fabian is no mere librarian: he’s the very archduke who’s supposedly trying to invade Saskia’s land. Fabian himself is on the run from his traitorous father-in-law and was hoping to find asylum in the much-feared kingdom of Kitvaria. As mutual attraction simmers between the two heads of state, Fabian’s disguise wears thin, but revealing his true identity may very well start a war. Burgis keeps the pages flying while impressively balancing political intrigue, slow-burning romance, and comic relief. Readers will be enchanted. Agent: Molly Ker Hawn, Bent Agency.

    • Library Journal

      December 1, 2024

      Burgis (The Harwood Spellbook) sets her newest in a gas lamp-lit world filled with magic, hags, and ogres. Queen Saskia has her hands full protecting her kingdom and spinning spells. She hires the charming wizard Fabian to run her library, unaware he is an archduke on the run. With a 150K-copy first printing. Prepub Alert.

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      January 1, 2025
      Burgis' adult debut (after the YA fantasy The Raven Throne, 2023) is a story that combines the whimsy and magic of Wicked with a singeing love story that would make a cauldron boil. "Wicked" Queen Saskia hires a nerdy and sweet man, Fabian, as her new librarian so she can get back to the work of protecting her people. To do this, she holes herself up in her lab, hoping to create new potions and spells that will keep her kingdom safe. However, her newly hired librarian has a secret himself and is not who he seems to be. The narrative bounces back and forth between the two main characters' perspectives, showing readers that these two are bound to come together. Although the story takes a bit of time to get going, Burgis develops a satisfying, slow-burn romance with very imaginative and magical characters that will keep the reader's inner witch and wizard interested. Fans of Elise Kova will love this series starter.

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