About The Book

Ottilie Rushforth hides from the mighty Sorcerer’s Guild as secretary to a has-been detective. But Ottilie is also Entwined – threads of magic run beneath her skin, and the Guild would trap her in service.

Working on a plan to escape the Guild forever with her estranged fiancé, the enigmatic poet, soldier and smuggler Lewis Illing, Ottilie must track down a mysterious artefact, claim the bounty, and leave the city forever. But her sisters – Pretoria, a quick-witted sorceress and thief recently emerged from exile, and Madge, a guild mage to the core – are making offers just as unwelcome as the Guild’s. She can have a new life at the cost of everything she has ever wanted, or prestige and safety in a gilded cage.

With her life and liberty on the line, Ottilie must track down the artefact in a city being torn apart by prejudice and violence. She must choose between the two sides of herself – the fugitive or the Entwined.
 

About The Author

H. M. Long is a Canadian author who inhabits a ramshackle cabin in Ontario, Canada, with her husband and dog. However, she can often be spotted snooping about museums or wandering the Alps. She is the author of HALL OF SMOKE, TEMPLE OF NO GOD, BARROW OF WINTER and PILLAR OF ASH, along with DARK WATER DAUGHTER and BLACK TIDE SON.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Titan Books (June 30, 2026)
  • Length: 304 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781835411384

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