Four Arts

Desire or duty…which will woo a witch? Imogene Carvelle has always wanted a glittering career as an Imperial Mage. She wants to travel the empire and has no thought of marriage. But after returning home from a long mission away, she is in the mood for some fun. But sometimes the best plans go awry, and when Imogene meets the oh-so-delicious but oh-so-wrong Jean-Paul at a ball, her plan for just one night gets complicated… Jean-Paul du Laq knows he has to marry. As the heir to a duq, he has to carry on the family line with the right kind of wife. And a career minded commoner like Imogene is absolutely not the woman he should be considering for anything more than a dalliance. But to him, Imogene shines brighter than the sun and he's determined to win her heart… Courting The Witch is a prequel novella to the Four Arts series. It was previously published in the Warlords, Witches and Wolves anthology. This version features a new bonus second epilogue. Don't miss any of the Four Arts seriesA historical fantasy romance trilogy from M.J. Scott, RITA® Award nominated author of the Half-Light City series, the TechWitch series and the Wild Side Series.Book 1 – The Shattered CourtBook 2 – The Forbidden HeirBook 3 – The Unbound Queen What people are saying about M.J. ScottThe Shattered Court - nominated for Best Paranormal Romance in the 2016 RITA® Awards."Scott (the Half-Light City series) opens her Four Arts fantasy series with the portrait of a young woman who's thrust into the center of dangerous political machinations… Romance fans will enjoy the growing relationship between Cameron and Sophie, but the story's real strength lies in the web of intrigue Scott creates around her characters." 
-Publishers Weekly
"Fans of high fantasy and court politics will enjoy The Shattered Court. Sophie is such a great heroine..."
-RT Book Reviews The Forbidden Heir"This story was packed with action, political intrigue, scheming, and high stakes." Alyssa - Goodreads reviewer"This is a marvellous book. The world building is unique and complex. The characters are well developed and likable and there is intrigue for days. If you've read the first book in the series it only gets better in this one." Lissa - Goodreads reviewer"'Forbidden Heir' is a great rarity: a sequel that I liked better than the original book." Margaret - Amazon reviewer The Unbound QueenThis was an incredible 3rd and final book in The Four Arts Series which did a wonderful job of tying up the loose ends and seeing great characters finish a wonderful adventure. Amazon reviewerCameron is delectable, Sophie is the right mix of practical, insanely talented and wary of the power broking that is going on around her. It was brilliant to watch her come into her power. Amazon reviewer The Four Arts Series- Fantasy romance- Historical fantasy romance- Royal romance- Gaslight fantasy romance- Marriage of convenience romance- Strong heroine romance- Protector hero romance- Witch romance- Witches and demons fantasy- Magic and witches

Enjoy this intense and steamy romantic historical fantasy series from award-nominated author M.J. Scott. For a royal witch, magic always means marriage...whether she likes it or not. Lady Sophia Kendall has always known three things. That she's thirty-second in line to the throne of Anglion. That when she turns twenty-one, she'll find out if she's a royal witch. And that, if she is a witch, she'll be married off immediately to whichever lord the king chooses. Now she's about to turn twenty-one and fulfill all the expectations that the Anglion court has for her. But when the palace is attacked just before her birthday, Sophie is spirited away from the city by Lieutenant Cameron Mackenzie, a royal guard determined to keep her safe. Being alone with a man she hardly knows is dangerous, especially so close to her birthday. And when Sophia discovers she does indeed have magic-strong magic-she and Cameron accidentally forge a bond that breaks every tradition Anglion holds dear. When they return to the palace, the aftermath of the attack has stirred up the worst kind of court politics and their unexpected union and Sophie's magic brings her to the deadly attention of those seeking to control the court and those who seeking to destroy it...and her. To survive, Sophia will have to see beyond the lies she's been taught and embrace the power nobody wants her to have...

She ran to save her life. Now what . . .Lady Sophia Mackenzie has left almost everything behind. Her country. Her family. Her trust in the queen she suspects tried to kill her. All she has left is her own fledgling magic and her new husband, Cameron. But having fled Anglion to stay alive, she now has to learn how to face the dangers and temptations of Illvya, a land where the magic they practice is everything she's been raised to fear. To those who rule Illvya-the mages with their demon familiars and the parliament-having an unbound royal witch like Sophie in their midst is to some an unparalleled opportunity and to others an unbearable threat. As factions form around them, Sophia and Cameron struggle to navigate the intrigues and repercussions of their flight from Anglion. Illvya seeks to control them and Anglion may well still be trying to kill them. As their choices close in around them and Sophia begins to discover the potential of her powers, their bond-both magical and emotional-is pushed to the limit. In the end, in order to survive, Sophia will have to decide between loyalty and destiny and hope the price of her choice is one she can bear to pay . . .

She's been offered a crown but taking it could cost her everything...Lady Sophie Mackenzie might be fifth in line to the Anglion throne but she never wanted to rule. But she's bound to a demon, gifted with forbidden magic, and under threat from those who would use her unusual power for themselves. And now her hopes of finding peace in exile have been shattered by visions of a terrible darkness gnawing at the heart of her homeland. Then the emperor of Illvya makes her an offer she can't refuse-return home and overthrow the queen of Anglion, or lose everything she holds dear. To face down the darkness and save her husband and everyone she loves, she may have to betray the country-and the queen-she once served and play the games of power she never wanted any part of. But can she play them to win?