Teacup Magic Series by Tansy Rayner Roberts

A tale of manners, magic, teacups and thirst.Meet Miss Mnemosyne Seabourne, the one lady in the Teacup Isles who doesn't want to marry the Duke. Meet Mr Thornbury, a spellcracker whose job is protecting the Duke from the love charms of eligible ladies. Together, they fight elopements!Featuring croquet, libraries, enchantresses, teacups, portals and cake.

Our heroine stumbles across a precarious plot while printing political pamphlets...Thanks to last Season's scandal, Miss Mnemosyne Seabourne is now officially notorious. Wintering in Town, she hopes to use her new celebrity to campaign about the unfair restriction on portal travel for ladies... while being quietly courted by a certain handsome spellcracker... moreOur heroine stumbles across a precarious plot while printing political pamphlets...Thanks to last Season's scandal, Miss Mnemosyne Seabourne is now officially notorious. Wintering in Town, she hopes to use her new celebrity to campaign about the unfair restriction on portal travel for ladies... while being quietly courted by a certain handsome spellcracker.As the river freezes over and a spectacular Frost Fair sets up on the ice, Mneme finds herself beset by secret societies, spies and sneaky saboteurs. Who stole her political pamphlets? Who is leaving dead bodies around printing presses for anyone to find?Mr Thornbury knows more than he's letting on. If she can't trust the man she hoped to marry, Mneme is just going to have to unravel the mystery for herself, quickly enough to save both of their lives.If you enjoy vintage spy adventures, flirtatious couples and cozy sleigh rides, you'll adore this exciting sequel novella to Tea and Sympathetic Magic. less

Perfect for lovers of gaslamp fantasy and Regency comedy-of-manners.Miss Seabourne investigates! Murder mysteries, high society sorcery and family scandals abound in this magical Regency-inspired fantasy world. This collection contains the first three Teacup Magic cozy gaslamp fantasy novellas:1. Tea and Sympathetic MagicMiss Mnemosyne Seabourne teams up with a fascinating spellcracker to foil the kidnapping of the Duke of Storm, and prevent a forced marriage... morePerfect for lovers of gaslamp fantasy and Regency comedy-of-manners.Miss Seabourne investigates! Murder mysteries, high society sorcery and family scandals abound in this magical Regency-inspired fantasy world. This collection contains the first three Teacup Magic cozy gaslamp fantasy novellas:1. Tea and Sympathetic MagicMiss Mnemosyne Seabourne teams up with a fascinating spellcracker to foil the kidnapping of the Duke of Storm, and prevent a forced marriage.Featuring: charmed croquet, meddling mammas, and weaponised teacups.2. The Frost Fair AffairAs the river freezes over, Mneme and Thornbury are beset by secret societies, spies and sneaky saboteurs. Who is leaving dead bodies around printing presses for anyone to find?Featuring: romantic sleigh rides, a rooftop escapade, and a glass hedgehog.3. Spellcracker’s HoneymoonOur honeymooning heroine must unmask a magical murderer on an island without magic. Let’s hope it’s not her new husband…Featuring: a spectacular masked ball, a gazebo picnic, and a secret tea room piled with cakes. less

Spied beside the seaside: stepdaughter seeks scandal!Lady Liesl, fourth daughter of the Earl of Sandwich, always thought her fate was to marry well, and live a perfect life like her older sisters.Now she's had a taste of rebellion, and she likes it...Hunting a missing diamond in a remote seaside town on behalf of a runaway Countess, Liesl finds herself at the mysterious Aphrodite Villa, with a sinister lack of servants, and no household magic in sight.. moreSpied beside the seaside: stepdaughter seeks scandal!Lady Liesl, fourth daughter of the Earl of Sandwich, always thought her fate was to marry well, and live a perfect life like her older sisters.Now she's had a taste of rebellion, and she likes it...Hunting a missing diamond in a remote seaside town on behalf of a runaway Countess, Liesl finds herself at the mysterious Aphrodite Villa, with a sinister lack of servants, and no household magic in sight... not to mention a parlour full of wild, bohemian artists, including the devilishly seductive Perdita.This is the Teacup Isles, where nothing is quite as it seems. Lady Liesl is about to uncover some surprising secrets about her family and herself.If you enjoy cozy magical mysteries, witty banter and Sapphic flirtation by the sea, you'll love this latest stand-alone novella from the author of Tea & Sympathetic Magic, The Frost Fair Affair and Spellcracker's Honeymoon. less