Spellcracker's Honeymoon

Spellcracker's Honeymoon
Author: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Publisher: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2021-07-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0648898326

Our honeymooning heroine must unmask a magical murderer. 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.

Gorgons Deserve Nice Things

Gorgons Deserve Nice Things
Author: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Publisher: Brain Jar Press
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2023-03-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1922479373

“We lived in a world that did not allow women to breathe; how could we be anything but monsters?” Tansy Rayner Roberts retells the stories of seven women from Greek mythology, giving voice to the scorned, the sidelined, and the monstrous. A young gorgon finds acceptance at the Medusa Club. Atalanta spills the truth behind the myth of the Argonauts. Scylla suffers through a series of terrible college roommates. Handmaids in Sparta get more than they bargained for when they interfere in their queen’s correspondence with a Trojan prince. A comparative mythology graduate finds herself at a speed-dating night packed with dodgy gods. Behind a velvet rope, a queenly Minotaur presides over a roller disco. Persephone shares her story via a series of pomegranate recipes. Deliciously mythic and delightfully funny, Gorgons Deserve Nice Things delivers new takes on ancient stories, reinvigorating them with modern perspectives and settings. Showcasing the craft and insight that made her one of Australia’s most beloved short fiction writers, this collection sees Roberts at her wry, subversive best.

Castle Charming

Castle Charming
Author: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Publisher: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2020-10-15
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0648763951

Welcome to Charming, where fairy tales come true (whether you like it or not). Kai's new job is to report on the scandals of the messed up royal family for the local newspaper. He didn’t expect to become the story. Dennis signed up to protect the princes. Falling in love with one of them was never part of the deal. Ziyi made a wish to catch her own Prince Charming… but wishes come at a cost, when fairies are involved. In this magical kingdom of cursed spinning wheels, violent beanstalks, deadly queens and disaster princes, the most dangerous thing of all might be a Happily Ever After. Castle Charming is a mosaic novel collecting five previously published stories and novellas: Glass Slipper Scandal, Dance Princes Dance, Charm or Dare, Let Sleeping Princes Lie and Dead Queen Walking.

House Perilous

House Perilous
Author: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Publisher: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2023-04-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0645451983

Number 12, Acteon Place is more than just a London town house. It is a harbour for the most dangerous enchantress in Britannia. There are prisoners in the cellar. Mysterious magical experiments in the attic. A fairy killer on the loose. A hunted governess, desperate to protect the two children she betrayed. Other features of the house include an excellent cook. Exquisite wallpaper. Slightly homicidal carpet… depending who steps on it. And a yellow cat who provides more questions than answers. Flavia Wednesday and her friends might not all escape this house alive. For those that do… there are even more perils beyond its walls. If you enjoy gaslamp fantasy and faerie Victoriana, you’ll love this second volume in the Sparks & Philtres novella series.

Teacup Magic: The First Collection

Teacup Magic: The First Collection
Author: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Publisher: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Total Pages: 507
Release: 2021-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0648898369

Perfect for lovers of gaslamp fantasy and Regency comedy-of-manners. Miss Seabourne investigates! Murder mysteries, high society sorcery and family scandals abound in this magical Regency-inspired fantasy world. This collection contains the first three Teacup Magic gaslamp fantasy novellas: 1. Tea and Sympathetic Magic Miss Mnemosyne Seabourne teams up with a fascinating spellcracker to foil the kidnapping of the Duke of Storm, and prevent a forced marriage. Featuring: charmed croquet, meddling mammas, and weaponised teacups. 2. The Frost Fair Affair As the river freezes over, Mneme and Thornbury are beset by secret societies, spies and sneaky saboteurs. Who is leaving dead bodies around printing presses for anyone to find? Featuring: romantic sleigh rides, a rooftop escapade, and a glass hedgehog. 3. Spellcracker’s Honeymoon Our honeymooning heroine must unmask a magical murderer on an island without magic. Let’s hope it’s not her new husband… Featuring: a spectacular masked ball, a gazebo picnic, and a secret tea room piled with cakes. Indulge in this magical cozy comfort read today!

Land Glorious

Land Glorious
Author: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Publisher: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2024-04-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0645702552

The Isle of Faerie is a terrible, glorious, wonderful land. The air is warm, the flowers sweet-smelling… and time no longer means quite what you thought it did. There are broken limbs on the grass, and the rivers want to drown you. Rinaldo Device is stranded in a world where his magic of metal-working means nothing. Without his brother. Without a way home. And the worst secret he’s ever kept is about to come spilling out… Back in London, Flavia and Orlando hurry to put a rescue plan together for Rinaldo and the Gloucester children, but they may already be too late. The Queen of Faerie is out for revenge, and no one can stand in her way. Not even an angry princess, a heartbroken daughter, or a mysterious yellow cat. If you enjoy gaslamp fantasy and faerie Victoriana, you’ll love this third volume in the Sparks & Philtres novella series.

Time of the Cat

Time of the Cat
Author: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Publisher: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2024-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0645702528

It’s time to take history seriously. The cats and humans of Chronos College know that time travel is the best job in the world, and nothing bad can ever happen to them in the past… except that one time they lost a traveller. And that other time they lost a cat. Now they have a chance to make up for past mistakes by rescuing a long lost legend. If only they could convince Professor Boswell, the grumpiest marmalade tabby of all time, to join their mission to the Swinging Sixties, and save one of their own. (Plus pick up a missing piece or two of lost media along the way.) Join Ruthven, Boswell, Monterey and Lovelace on the most chaotic time travel adventure of their lives. Featuring special appearances by Cleopatra, Anne Boleyn, famous actress Fleur Shropshire, and the even more famous house where they filmed TV show Cramberleigh between 1964-1986. Time of the Cat is a cozy sci-fi romp through the centuries, featuring academic endnotes, epic friendships, and far more cat hair than is strictly necessary. If you’d rather use time travel to steal the pens of famous writers of history than stop to fill in the proper paperwork, then this is the novel for you.

This Enchanted Island

This Enchanted Island
Author: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Publisher: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2024-08-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0645702560

Miss Metis Seabourne flees scandal and humiliation for a Continental sea voyage… and quite happily gets herself kidnapped by privateers. On board the Caliban, Metis finds a new family of misfit, piratical rogues including the handsome Captain Bones and his dazzling first mate, Calypso. She ditches the teagowns for britches, and learns to feel capable rather than ladylike. For the first time in her life, she is free to be herself. Her old world, of house parties and magical croquet, returns with a jolt when the crew of the Caliban join a caper with a runaway queen and the mysterious Isle of Dream with its mermaids, sea witches and whimsical wild magic. Caught between two people she loves, Metis must learn to be braver than she’s ever been before. The long-awaited sixth novella in the Teacup Magic series! If you enjoy queer pirates, ruffled white shirts, and chaotic magical adventures, you'll adore this off-the-rails cozy gaslamp fantasy.

Lady Liesl's Seaside Surprise

Lady Liesl's Seaside Surprise
Author: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Publisher: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2022-09-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0648898342

Spied beside the seaside: stepdaughter seeks scandal! Lady Liesl, fourth daughter of the Earl of Sandwich, always thought her fate was to marry well, and live a perfect life like her older sisters. Now she's had a taste of rebellion, and she likes it... Hunting a missing diamond in a remote seaside town on behalf of a runaway Countess, Liesl finds herself at the mysterious Aphrodite Villa, with a sinister lack of servants, and no household magic in sight... not to mention a parlour full of wild, bohemian artists, including the devilishly seductive Perdita. This is the Teacup Isles, where nothing is quite as it seems. Lady Liesl is about to uncover some surprising secrets about her family and herself. If you enjoy cozy magical mysteries, witty banter and Sapphic flirtation by the sea, you'll love this latest stand-alone novella from the author of Tea & Sympathetic Magic, The Frost Fair Affair and Spellcracker's Honeymoon.

Reign of Beasts

Reign of Beasts
Author: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Publisher: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Total Pages: 500
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 064832916X

The extraordinary third and final novel of the Creature Court fantasy trilogy by Tansy Rayner Roberts. With three kings at war over the title of Power and Majesty, someone’s going to bleed. A final battle is coming, and the Creature Court must learn from their past to save their future, before they lose everyone. Saturnalia will change the Creature Court and the city of Aufleur forever. If you enjoy intrigue, devastating plot twists and sumptuous detail, you’ll adore this dark gaslamp fantasy trilogy inspired by the 1920s. Immerse yourself in the glamorous, dangerous world of the Creature Court.