The Hare and the Oak

June 18, 2023

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Cover of The Hare and the Oak. A man and woman silhouetted on a brown and green background. She wears a dress with long sleeves and calf-length skirts, he wears a suit and half-cloak. A hare leaping out of an oak leaf is inset in the top left.

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Part of the Mysterious Powers series:

Mabyn keeps her commitments.

The land magic in Suffolk has been failing for years. When the current Lord asks the Council for help, Mabyn knows it's her obligation to see it through. Even if that means immersing herself in a role she failed at in her younger and more optimistic days decades ago. Back when she was married.

Cyrus likes a challenge.

He doesn't know Mabyn well, but Cyrus does have a gift for ritual, and a broad experience of the world. A widower with a grown daughter, he's up for tracking down a lost heir and seeing if they can learn to take up the land magics.

When they arrive at Baddock Hall, it's clear there's more going on than the current Lord's troubles. The land is boggy, the gardens are failing, the bees have fled, and there's no obvious cause. Together, Mabyn and Cyrus must face their own pasts while getting to the root of the problem and making space for the future.

The Hare and the Oak is the fifth book of the Mysterious Powers series, exploring the institutions of Albion during and after the Great War. It is full of land magic, a late in life romance, a failing family line, and healing old wounds to the heart and soul. Enjoy this charming romantic fantasy with a swirl of sex set in 1926 with a happily ever after ending!

Content note details

Heroine survived an emotionally abusive and restrictive marriage (ended by the death of her husband). Hero’s wife died unexpectedly in childbirth (referred to, but not in any degree of medical or explicit details.) Later in life romance.

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Published: February 9, 2022
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1920s, Background violence, Council, Difficult family, Land magic, Late in life romance, Mentorship, Older protagonist, Parents and children, Previously married

Begins: 1926-03
Period: 1920s
Romance: M/F, Late in life romance
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Period: Click here to revealVictorian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship, Closed door (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Silent Circuit: A silhouetted man and woman in Victorian dress face each other. He is holding a book open for her, as her hand moves to turn a page. They’re on a background of green damask with green pipes, a streak of lightning behind them. A bee is inset on top of a gear in the top left.

Period: Click here to revealVictorian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Elemental Truth: A silhouetted man and woman in Victorian dress waltz hand in hand on a golden damask background bordered by pipes and gears with a streak of lightning behind them. A jewelled ring is set in the top left.

Elemental Truth

Period: Click here to revealEdwardian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Late in life romance (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Sailor's Jewel. A plump woman in flowing artistic dress and a man in an Edwardian suit are silhouetted against a blue background. An ocean liner is behind them, bow facing the viewer.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Eclipse, with a man and woman wearing academic robes in silhouette on a twilight blue and sunset orange background. She is gesturing up toward the sky. A telescope is inset in the top left.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Late in life romance (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealDifficult family, Background violence (Click here to hide)

Cover of The Hare and the Oak. A man and woman silhouetted on a brown and green background. She wears a dress with long sleeves and calf-length skirts, he wears a suit and half-cloak. A hare leaping out of an oak leaf is inset in the top left.

The Hare and the Oak

Period: Click here to reveal1930s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/M, Late in life romance, Asexual, Bisexual, Polyamorous (Click here to hide)

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The cover of Best Foot Forward has a deep red background with map markings in a dull purple. Two men in silhouette stand, looking up at a point in the top left. An astrology chart with different symbols picked out takes up the left side of the image, with glowing stars curving up to the title.

Best Foot Forward

Period: Click here to reveal1930s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealAsexual, Not a romance (Click here to hide)

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The cover of Nocturnal Quarry has Alexander silhouetted seated in a chair, leaning forward, one leg crossed over the other against a purple background with a map of Manhattan. An astrological chart to the left has the symbols for the Sun, Mercury, and Mars in close conjunction in Leo and Virgo, glowing against the pale grey of the chart.

Nocturnal Quarry

Period: Click here to revealSecond World War (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Established relationship (Click here to hide)

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The cover of Old As The Hills has a man with a cane and a woman silhouetted on a green ground with a map. She holds out her hand, he is putting something into it, forming a doorway between them. An astrological chart behind them shows the symbols for Venus, the Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn highlighted behind a splash of glowing stars.

Old As The Hills

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Upon A Summer's Day

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Cover of Grown Wise: A silhouetted man and woman in 1940s clothes, walking together as he reaches for a branch full of apples. The background is a muted green and brown, scattered with a swoosh of golden light.

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