An Undertaker's Guide to Magical Mishaps

Lady Katherine Demetra has great respect for the dead, she’s just not ready to join their ranks. As a high-born lady, gifted magic user, and presumptive heir to the title of King’s Undertaker, Kitty is used to having rivals. But when a discredited palace guard shows up at her door claiming he’s been hired to end her and begging she flee the kingdom, it’s a bit difficult to believe.



Besides, Kitty can’t leave. She has seven apprentices to train, an orphaned marmoset to home, and a full social calendar, not to mention the pesky prince who won’t stop proposing. And, palace guard or not, she certainly can’t trust Alexander Quinn, not when he’s currently under investigation by the crown.



Found at the site of his brother’s murder without a single witness to clear his name, it’s only a matter of time before Alec is thrown in a cell. With no family, no title, and no fortune, he’s just the sort of man desperate enough to kill for coin, or for the chance to escape prosecution. But when he refuses to carry out the task, the villain attempting to put out a contract on Kitty’s life hires someone else to finish the job—and to take care of Alec with her.



The evidence is clear; whoever is behind the plot has ties to both the palace guard and a highborn courtier. Alec and Kitty will have to work together to uncover the villain’s identity without the help of the guard or Kitty’s connections at court. But they can’t risk her position in society, so they must do so while pretending Alec is her bodyguard, a hired protector. They’ll have one chance to get everything they want, with the help of only their wits, Kitty’s magic, and seven well-trained apprentices.