Mysterious Arts

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The Mysterious Arts series explores crafting and the arts in Albion from the midst of the Great War through the 1920s.

  •  Bound For Perdition dives into the creation of the magical journals and all their implications in 1917.
  • Shoemaker's Wife follows a shoemaker through the challenges of returning home after the war, including his job at one of Trellech's theatres during panto season. All while he and his wife are trying to figure out what being married looks like for them.
  • Perfect Accord finds Charlotte enmeshed with a mysterious group in 1923, wanting to keep her best friend safe. When she stumbles upon an alchemical perfumer working for the group, everything changes.
  • Facets of the Bench brings Griffin into a new investigation, as part of proving that he's capable of being Heir to Trellech's land magic. On a visit to Whitby to find a solution for some failing jet enchantments, he meets Annice, at a crossroads in her own life.
  • Weaving Hope finds Jeremy trying to figure out what it means to take care of a newly inherited estate. When Eda visits to work on restoring the tapestries, they discover more than either of them expected - including some hidden family secrets.

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Period: 1920s

Romance: M/F

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The cover of Bound for Perdition has a man and woman silhouetted in dark brown on a green and brown background, with the woman holding a book while the man gestures. An open blank book and pen are inset in the top right corner.
Bound for Perdition

Period: 1920s

Romance: M/F, First relationship

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The cover of Shoemaker's Wife has a man and woman in silhouette on a vibrant background of green shading through blue to purple. The woman is standing on one foot with one hand in the air, lifting the other and looking over her shoulder at the shoe while the man looks on. A purple 1920s shoe with a big blue ribbon bow is inset in the top right corner.
Shoemaker's Wife

Period: 1920s

Romance: M/F, First relationship

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Cover of Perfect Accord: Two silhouetted figures in 1920s casual clothing. The man is handing the woman a perfume bottle, and she is testing it on the inside of her wrist. The right upper corner has a perfume bottle inset.
Perfect Accord

Period: 1920s

Romance: M/F, First relationship

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Cover of Facets of the Bench: a man and woman in silhouette. She shows him a necklace as he sits in a wheelchair with forearm crutches propped against the chair.
Facets of the Bench

Period: 1920s

Romance: M/F, Late in life romance, Closed door

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Cover of Weaving Hope: A man and woman in 1920s informal clothing are silhouetted on a bright pink background shading to purple. She is holding out a length of cloth to him, showing him something, with phlox flowers inset in the upper right corner.
Weaving Hope

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