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Maggie and Arthur's Magic Moment

Incantations professor Maggie has plenty on her plate, between the magical academy slashing her syllabus, and the mysterious stranger she kissed at the Beltane masquerade ball. She REALLY could do without sharing her office with the famous (and famously broody) alchemist Arthur Taliesin, when his spell gone wrong leaves much of their college uninhabitable. Arthur's insufferable attitude and unfortunate good looks make it impossible for Maggie to concentrate. She’ll do anything to get him out of her office. Including helping him reverse the magic that threatens the school. But Maggie is starting to realize that much of what she believes about Arthur is merely a mask…

About Leslie René

Leslie René (she/her) is a Virginia-based writer and editor. During the day, she is a health and science editor. At night, she writes fantasy novels with a bit of romance and romance novels with a generous helping of magic. She has a lifelong love of languages and is an experienced translation editor (English to Spanish) and translator (Spanish to English).

Leslie loves to get lost in a good book, go to concerts, and stitch yarn and thread into something pretty. Her happy place is playing in the garden with her family.
Details
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781405990110
  • Length: 400 pages
  • Price: £5.99
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