"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
by Marissa Doyle
Release date: September 29, 2009
Penelope Leland has come to Ireland to study magic and prove to herself that she is as good a witch as her twin sister Persy. But when Niall Keating begins to pay her court, she can't help being distracted from her studies. Especially when she learns that the handsome young nobleman is reputedly an illegitimate cousin of the new young Queen Victoria, her friend and idol, whom her sister saved from an ambitious wizard's control spell the year before.
Niall Keating has strict orders from his sorceress mother Lady Keating: to make young Miss Leland fall in love with him so that she can be convinced to use her magical powers to help reconcile him to his true father, the Duke of Cumberland, Queen Victoria's uncle. Niall is delighted to comply until he discovers his mother's true aim: to assassinate Queen Victoria by magic and put Niall's father on the throne of England.
Penelope is thrilled when Lady Keating reveals her powers and offers to tutor her in magic. But Niall has fallen deeply in love with the lovely young woman. Even if he halts his mother's evil plans, will Penelope be able to forgive him for trying to seduce her into a plot against her beloved queen?
Victorian... witches... count me in!
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait for this one! I absolutely loved Bewitching Season.
ReplyDeleteLooks really good. Just need to finish Bewitching Season first.
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Don't kill me... but I have it...
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I love the cover of this book!
ReplyDeleteLooks good!! Great pick!
ReplyDeletewow it does sound good I'll have to check it out!
ReplyDeleteI'm excited for this one as well. I enjoyed Bewitching Season, I liked Penelope more so I'm excited to hear her story!
ReplyDeletewitches and queen victoria?! i have to check this out.
ReplyDeletethis looks really good. AWESOME pick!
ReplyDeleteThe cover is gorgeous and it sounds wonderful too. I'll have to check this out.
ReplyDeleteThis looks really good. I haven't read Bewitching Season yet but they are both right up my alley. Great choice!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good read!
ReplyDeleteSounds really good! Great pick.
ReplyDeleteThis looks interesting, and I love the cover, but I am a little leery because it reminds me of A Great and Terrible Beauty. Similar time, same genre, great cover, but I didn't like it.
ReplyDeleteI feel like that book either has the potential to be really cheesy or really awesome. It's got a gorgeous cover though.
ReplyDeleteThanks for bringing this book to my notice:D
ReplyDeleteIt looks great!
ReplyDeleteI want to read the first book of this!
ReplyDeleteLove the history context! And it has magic too!
ReplyDeleteSeptember 29 seems so far away!
Love the cover. The green background and the purple dress, I think goes good together.
ReplyDeleteAdded both books to my wish list!
ReplyDeleteGeez that list is getting loooong
One of my friends is reading Bewitching Season right now and she is loving it. I want to read them both really badly. =]
ReplyDeleteOHH this sounds like a neat, read! Excited!
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