September 9, 2021
Spellmaker by Charlie N. Holmberg
England 1895 - Elsie Camden is an unlicensed spellbreaker, a crime punishable by imprisonment. When she refuses to work with a dark magician who is responsible for the deaths of a series of wizards and the theft of their spell books, her secret is exposed and she lands in jail. But elite magician Bacchus Kelsey comes up with a plan to legitimize Elsie's work, but they must marry to make the story believable. Elsie then has to pretend to a dim-witted magic tutor that she has only basic spellbreaking skills, rather than the high level she really possesses. Meanwhile, she and Bacchus work on a plan to identify and thwart the dark villain.
Holmberg wrote a wonderful historical fantasy set in Victorian times. She overlays the real world with magic, and it's an acceptable part of the times. Even the romance aspect didn't annoy me (so often, an author will throw in a romance that doesn't serve any purpose). I loved this duology and I hope there will be another book in the series. The cover art reminds me of Gail Carriger's Soulless series.
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