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Gray Marshall, a gifted wizard at Oxford’s Merlin College, suffers disgrace when a midnight mission leads to disaster and death. Stripped of his powers, he is assigned to work in the gardens of Professor Appius Callender’s country estate. While toiling there, Gray meets Sophie Callender—his professor’s daughter—who, though lacking innate talent, secretly studies ancient magical texts. Despite her father’s prohibition against women studying magic, Sophie’s curiosity and Gray’s encouragement ignite a mutual fascination with the arcane. Their burgeoning relationship sets off a chain of revelations, prompting the king’s advisor to confront Callender and revealing even darker mysteries tied to Gray’s experiences in Oxford.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Sylvia Izzo Hunter
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