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The League of Gentlewomen Witches

Pages
352
Published
2022
Language
English

Synopsis

A witch who has never broken a rule in her life falls in with the wrong sort of pirate. Charlotte Pettifer, prophesied to lead the prim, propriety-obsessed League of Gentlewomen Witches, collides with rakish pirate Alex O'Riley while stealing the same briefcase in the rooftops of an alternate Victorian London. When the long-lost amulet of Black Beryl surfaces, each is certain they've kidnapped the other into an uneasy alliance to find it before it falls into the wrong hands. Traveling the British countryside in Alex's enchanted flying cottage, butler Bixby in tow, the two spar their way toward an admission neither wants to make. Book two of India Holton's Dangerous Damsels series, a screwball, Wildean romp of magic, piracy and reluctant romance following The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels.

About the author

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India Holton

India Holton is a New Zealand author of genre-blending fantasy romantic comedies. Her debut, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (2021), began the Dangerous Damsels series and was named a New York Times Notable Book. She is autistic and often writes neurodivergent characters into her whimsical, Victorian-inspired stories, and keeps most other personal details private.

Characters

Charlotte PettiferProtagonist

Prophesied future leader of the League of Gentlewomen Witches, an order of proper, rule-bound witches, whose rigid upbringing is tested when she teams up with a pirate to chase a legendary amulet.

Alex O'RileyProtagonist

A charming pirate wrestling with his own childhood trauma and fear of intimacy, who mistakenly believes he has kidnapped Charlotte during the hunt for the amulet of Black Beryl.

Bixby (Dangerous Damsels)Supporting

Alex's butler, who accompanies the pair on their flying-cottage pursuit of the amulet.

All characters in The League of Gentlewomen Witches

Frequently asked questions

  • Do I need to read The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels first?

    The League of Gentlewomen Witches is book two of India Holton's Dangerous Damsels series, following The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels. It follows different lead characters (witch Charlotte Pettifer and pirate Alex O'Riley) and works as a standalone romance, though reading in order lets you enjoy the shared world and its recurring background characters as they were introduced.

  • Is there an audiobook, and who narrates it?

    Yes. The audiobook is published by Penguin Audio, narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden, with a runtime of about 10 hours and 32 minutes.

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