Book 2 in the Alchemiya universe sees Lady Cherry Plumtree fall in love. Accidentally and most inconveniently pregnant, the still-single Cherry leaves the Golden City for Karlstejn, a land where alchemy is forbidden and no one will know her real reason for traveling. Lady Bekah Ratna and the family's handsome valet, Hadley, accompany her on her journey.The trio soon find themselves in the middle of local intrigue. Alchemists still exist in Karlstejn, whether the king outlaws them or not. As if it wasn't bad enough, trouble followed them from the Golden City, too, in the guise of jealous relatives who'd just love to learn Cherry's disgraceful secret.Hadley will do his best to protect the woman he's falling for--though he thinks Cherry is too far above him for anything to become of them. Cherry, on the other hand, disagrees. She's just got to disentangle a few extremely annoying problems before she can deal with a forbidden love, on top of it all. Katey Hawthorne loves queer romance. Originally from the Appalachian foothills of West Virginia, she currently lives in Pittsburgh with her family of one other human and many furry creatures. In her spare time, she enjoys travel, comic books, B-movies, loud music, video games, Epiphones, and Bushmills. Her favorite causes include animal rescue and bisexual representation in media. She is an unashamed fangirl and collects nerdy tattoos like she's trying to prove it. The Golden City is famed for its nobles, all well-versed in the art of alchemy. Some of its lady inhabitants take issue with its strict patriarchy, however, and prefer their relationships queer. A historical fantasy world with Regency mores and a lot of trouble brewing.
