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Not all monsters dwell in the woods. The mages of the Conclave have questions—dangerous ones that put airship pilot Gideon Fletcher and his sister, Miranda, in the midst of an inquisition for illegal magic. When not in the air, the Fletchers live in an elegant world of gentlemen’s clubs and Society balls. They have a lot to lose if suspicion falls on their household. But now they’ve rescued Joseph Ellery, a man who should never have survived the Outlands or its lethal predators. No one can say why or how Ellery escaped, and the Conclave demands answers. Gideon witnesses the Conclave’s brutal justice. His three sisters, including Miranda, suspect nothing until it’s too late. The women have a secret that puts the family at deadly risk, and it’s too late for a good solution. There’s not even a bad one on the right side of the law. Trouble has arrived for the Fletchers, and it clearly means to stay.
Author
Ever since childhood, Emma Jane Holloway refused to accept that history was nothing but facts prisoned behind the closed door of time. Why waste a perfectly good playground coloring within the timelines? Accordingly, her novels are filled with whimsical impossibilities and the occasional eye-blinking impertinence—but always in the service of grand adventure. Struggling between the practical and the artistic—a family tradition, along with ghosts and a belief in the curative powers of shortbread—Emma Jane has a degree in literature and job in finance. She lives in the Pacific Northwest in a house crammed with books, musical instruments, and half-finished sewing projects. In the meantime, she’s published articles, essays, short stories, and enough novels to build a fort for her stuffed hedgehog.
