Rosemary & Thyme

Olivia Atwater offers up another gothic fantasy romance, full of dark magic, deceitful faeries, and "witty and nuanced enchantment" (Stephanie Burgis), in the second instalment of the Victorian Faerie Tales.

An ancient evil has awoken in Victorian England, and it knows Clarimonde Betony's name.

London is no longer safe for Clarimonde Betony. Branded as a black magician, cut off from her staid and sensible life, and hounded by a mysterious pursuer, Clarimonde has little choice but to make common cause with her foppish, self-appointed faerie adviser, Lord Foxglove—a beautiful coward with absolutely no affection for the truth.

Clarimonde's last, best hope is a weapon that lies in Whitby, under the watch of a lovely, bloodthirsty lady known as the Leanansidhe. Foxglove's keen talent for duplicity could gain them both hospitality beneath the monster's roof… but the Leanansidhe's temptations are endless, and her unearthly beauty hides a cruelty beyond mortal understanding. One wrong word might lead to a fate much worse than death… and Clarimonde always has been far too honest for her own good.

Praise for Rosemary & Thyme

"A witty and nuanced enchantment of a book." —Stephanie Burgis, USA Today-bestselling author of Wooing the Witch Queen

"One of the most assured voices in fantasy... Once again, I am inspired to say 'Read this! Read everything Atwater writes!'" —India Holton, USA Today-bestselling author

"Another spooky, elegant page-turner from Olivia Atwater crawling with gothic atmosphere and sparks of romance. Come for faeries both vicious and charming; stay for the scathing allegory on the meaning of true creativity in an age of stolen art." —Jacquelyn Benson, author of Empire of Shadows

"Gorgeously gothic and delicately dark, but burning with the warmth and strength and promise of what we can make together, against the emptiness of selfish tyranny." —Davinia Evans, author of Notorious Sorcerer

"A dark, sumptuous delight of a tale wreathed in velvet and limned in moonlight. With all Atwater's signature heart, depth and charm, Rosemary & Thyme is a fresh jewel in her crown." —Charlotte E. English, author of Wyrde and Wayward and Faerie Fruit

"A delightful story: involving, weird, and resonantly hopeful, against the odds." —KJ Charles, author of How To Fake It In Society

"Olivia Atwater delivers again! A gorgeously evocative and twisty fairytale, steeped in fae trickery." —Intisar Khanani, author of Sunbolt