Goblin Fruit: a 1920s British fantasy romance
About this ebook
She loves her sister.
After their father and uncle were lost in a diastrous expedition, Lizzie has done her best to keep everything together. Her younger sister Laura survived tubeculosis, but a decade in and out of treatment has left her stubbornly insistent on doing for herself.
When Lizzie gets hired by a private agency, she thinks she can finally relax. Steady work will help them both keep the family home and rebuild their lives after their many losses.
He is made of curiosity.
Carillon fled his memories of the Great War, preferring adventures and natural history expeditions in Africa and Asia. That was before he unexpectedly inherited his family's title and had to return to England.
Now he's been back for two years, finding his place as a lord of the land. When he stumbles across an addictive magical drink that brings visions of distant places, he simply must investigate.
After Carillon collides with Lizzie outside a masked ball, they quickly realise they can learn far more if they work together. The only question is whether they can save Laura and stop other people being hurt or even killed.
Goblin Fruit is the second novel in the Mysterious Charm series. All of Celia Lake's Albion books exploring the magical community of the British Isles can be read in any order. Goblin Fruit is full of magical potions, an aristocratic investigator, fae beings, a fake relationship, and several house parties. Enjoy this gentle romantic fantasy with a swirl of sex set in 1924 with a happily ever after ending!
Keywords: lord, aristocrat, veteran, 1920s, 1924, explorer, country house, masked ball, costume ball, detective, investigator, guaranteed HEA, happily ever after, no cliffhangers, magic, magical beings, potion, magic, drink, enchantment, illusion, addiction, forced proximity, fake relationship, disguise, tragic past, slow burn, Great Britain, British Isles, England, Walesfantasy, romance, fantasy romance, romantic fantasy, historical fantasy, historical romance, romance with magic, Great War, World War I,
About the author
Celia Lake spends her days as a librarian in the Boston (MA) metro area, and her nights and weekends at home happily writing, reading, and researching.
Born and raised in Massachusetts to British parents, she naturally embraced British spelling, classic mysteries, and the Oxford comma before she learned there were any other options.
