Cartographer's War

Powerful plant mage and heir-apparent to the Duchy of Eleusion, Penny Barclay lives each day under two strict rules: Don't shame the family's magical heritage, and don't allow any man to turn her head. While she knows her mother's restrictive rules come from a place of love, Penny doesn't always agree on how they should be followed-particularly with a rebellion threatening their way of life. The rebels' goal? For all magic wielders to be enslaved under those who have not received such a gift from the Goddess. When whispers of a rebellion reach Penny's ear, she knows she must do whatever it takes to uproot the rebels from her lands. This is her chance to prove to her mother she can take on more than her mother believes she can. But Penny can't possibly uncover the sinister plot on her own-not without her mother finding out and locking her away for the rest of her life. When Lou, a handsome spy sent by the Crown to investigate the rebellion, arrives with the expertise she needs to accomplish her goals, Penny demands she be included in his mission to help Lou uncover the leader of the rebellion... even if it costs her everything, including the freedom she's longed for. The Spring Maiden is a bewitching debut from a strong new voice in fantasy. Book one in The Cartographer's War gives us a fierce, relatable heroine, forbidden love, and a noble quest to root for.

Prince Aiden is gone. Taken. Kidnapped by the fae and portalled to only the Goddess knows where. And Penny Barclay is determined to find him. With a pack on her back and Aiden's trusty dog at her side, Penny rushes headfirst into Faerie-the world she'd always dreamed of but never thought she'd see. At first, the magical kingdom is mystical and fantastic, but as Penny journeys deeper into the seasonal Courts, she discovers that some magic is not to be trifled with and that her childhood fantasies were just that, fantasies. It will take all of Penny's strength and ingenuity to find Aiden and bring him back to Olympia. When Aiden wakes in a new world, all he can think of is getting back to Penelope and his family in Olympia. After the death of the High Queen at the hands of the rebellion, Aiden finds himself trapped by magic he doesn't understand in a kingdom of fae that would rather fight one another than face the approaching enemy. Becoming High King of a folk he'd never even met may be the Goddess's worst idea yet. But when he meets a family of fae that have insights into his past and his magic, he has to decide whether to embrace this new life or return to Penelope to find the life they promised each other. Separated by enemies and friends alike, Penny and Aiden must adapt to this new kingdom and help the fae fight off the rebels or find themselves trapped in a land on the brink of destruction.

Paulo MacGregor is a liar. As Marquess of Delphine and the only oracular mage in the kingdom, it's his job to report any threat that may grow within Olympia's borders. But he didn't. He knows about The Cartographer. He knows about the rebels and what they're planning. He knows it all, and he does nothing. If he did, Laurel Flumen would have never come to assassinate Prince Dion. And if she had never come, he'd never have had the chance to change her fate. Laurel Flumen, a Daughter of Stellatus and one of the continent's most skilled assassins, is about to complete the greatest mission she's ever been given. If she can assassinate Olympia's Crown Prince, she will bring glory to her name and can leave the order she and her sister have been bound their whole lives. However, it seems everywhere she goes, Lord Paulo MacGregor is waiting around the corner. If the man keeps her from completing her mission, the mission will be given to another, and she will lose the one chance to finally escape her past. Paulo and Laurel may be on opposite sides of the war, but if they can't overcome their differences, there will be more than just Laurel's future at risk. The future of Olympia itself is in both their hands.

Penny Barclay thought she could trust those closest to her. Her mother had been a paragon of virtue, a woman of sense and ingenuity in Penny's eyes. Lou had been Penny's friend, her confidante, her mentor. But both of them had kept dangerous secrets. Now, Penny finds herself trapped in the capital with the evidence Prince Aiden, Lord of the Underworld, needs. With the notes she found in her mother's study, they could finally name the Cartographer and stop the rebellion running rampant through their kingdom. Only there's one problem: the Prince is avoiding her. If she can't figure out how to get him to talk to her, the very kingdom may find themselves redrawn under the Cartographer's hand. Guilt dogs Prince Aiden's every footstep. He can still hear Penelope's screams in his dreams and see the flames devour Barclay Manor until it is nothing but ashes. But with a murderer on the loose in the capital, he can't risk allowing his feelings to cloud his judgment, even if it means keeping Penelope Barclay far away from him. With Penelope now trapped in the capital, Aiden has to do whatever he can to make the city safe-even if that means running away from the mage girl with cinnamon hair and emerald eyes shadowing his every move.