Elsie Camden grew up knowing two kinds of wizards: those who buy their magic and those, like her, born to break it. Yet her gift is outlawed, and working as an unlicensed spellbreaker for the Cowls, an underground resistance, puts her at constant risk. When a spellbinding aristocrat, Bacchus Kelsey, catches her mid-enchantment, he strikes a bargain: Elsie will help him fix spells gone awry on his estate in exchange for her freedom.
But soon, their partnership deepens, complicated by a series of wizard murders and missing spellbooks that raise dangerous questions. As her past, her family, and Bacchus’s motives unravel, Elsie must face truths that could endanger her life and everyone she’s come to trust.
Can Elsie unlock these secrets before it’s too late?
