Hold My Spellbook

Hannah used to worry about feeling different. Now, she worries about magic, matrimony and assassins . . . From the internationally bestselling creator of the True Blood series, Hold My Spellbook is a heartstopping romantic fantasy set in a harsh, unfamiliar magical world . . . For years, Hannah has been haunted by 'episodes': waking dreams of a different world. Until one day she's pulled from her backyard into Augremont – a land where magic is a brutal industry. Hannah discovers that her real name is Hannalyn – swapped at birth to hide her true identity, her true family has been slaughtered. Now she is left with with a crumbling castle, a confusing grimoire, and a target on her back. Here, an unmarried female mage is a commodity to be sold. To survive, Hannalyn must discover her magic and secure an alliance the old-fashioned way: by marriage. Malcom Peverel is the head of a rising house. He needs Hannalyn's bloodline as much as she needs his swords. Hannalyn must transform from a modern woman into a powerful mage. But navigating a marriage of convenience isn't easy and, in this brutal world, nothing is entirely what it seems . . . Tropes include . . . - Portal Fantasy - Arranged / Strategic Marriage - Fated Mates / Magical Bachelorette - Hidden Royalty / Bloodline - Revenge - He Falls First - Found Family - Forced Proximity - Knife to Throat