An Enchantment of Ravens
Isobel is a gifted artist who paints for the immortal fair folk, a dangerous clientele who crave human artistry. When she paints a forbidden emotion into the portrait of the autumn prince, Rook, she's whisked away to his land to face trial. Amidst magical dangers and monstrous creatures, Isobel and Rook must rely on each other, leading to a love that defies the fair folk's ancient laws and threatens them both.
A seventeen-year-old portrait artist who paints for the immortal fair folk, one of the few humans they trust with their commissions.
The autumn prince, able to shapeshift into a raven; his kindness toward Isobel after she paints mortal sorrow into his portrait defies his own court's laws.
The prince of the spring court and Isobel's oldest, most prominent patron; charming and enigmatic, with his own designs on bringing Isobel among the fair folk.
Gadfly's niece, a young fair one whose curiosity about Isobel masks the casual cruelty of her kind.
This is a self-contained story that does not require reading any other books to understand the plot or world.