Happily married, Mrs Mnemosyne Seabourne travels to an island of no magic, for a relaxing honeymoon with her new husband Thornbury.
But the magic-free Isle of Aster is not what it seems. There’s a monster roaming the hills, a royal scandal brewing on the horizon, and (of course!) an impossible, magical murder to be solved.
On the night of the Midsummer Masque at the Queen’s country palace, Thornbury goes missing, leaving Mneme to unravel a web of secrets and lies involving her own husband.
Who could commit magical murder on an island with no magic? Only a spellcracker...
If you enjoy cozy magical mysteries, glamorous masquerade balls and the art of saucy letter writing, you’ll love this new Teacup Magic novella.
Tansy Rayner Roberts is an award-winning Australian science fiction and fantasy author who never wears corsets or muslin. She lives with her family in Tasmania and has been known to pick up the occasional embroidery hoop.
She is best known for writing the Creature Court trilogy and the Teacup Magic series, as well as for being a Hugo Award winning podcaster with Galactic Suburbia.