Magic, Adventure, and Romance...
"I was twelve years of age when I chopped off my hair, dressed as a boy, and set off to save my family from impending ruin. I made it almost to the end of my front garden..."
Magic may be the greatest scandal in Regency England. But that's not going to stop Kat Stephenson when there are highwaymen to foil, sinister aristocrats to defeat...and true loves to capture for her two older sisters.
Book One is out now in the US and Canada as Kat, Incorrigible and in the UK as A Most Improper Magick
Book Two is out now in the UK as A Tangle of Magicks and will be published in the US and Canada on April 3, 2012 as Renegade Magic.
Book One: Find out more | Read the first three chapters | Buy online in the UK
Book Two: Find out more | Read the first three chapters | Buy online in the UK, or pre-order in the USA
"Duelling Magicks": Read this free Kat short story, a gift to anyone who's read Kat Book One!
Kat wins the Waverton Good Read Children's Award!
A Most Improper Magick (a.k.a., Kat, Incorrigible) was voted best British debut children's novel of the year by 9- to 11-year-olds in Waverton and Chester in the UK.
You can check out the Waverton Good Read website for more details about the award and this year's shortlist.
It was also longlisted for the Branford Boase Award and a British Fantasy Award in the UK, and it is an ALA Notable Children's Book Nominee in the US (under the title Kat, Incorrigible). So I am feeling very lucky right now!
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What they said
"Matchmaking and spellcraft come alive in this breezy, delightful romp through Regency England that will appeal to fans of spunky heroines and British romances."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Regency romance and fantasy adventure all in one, this is a satisfying read and a promising beginning to a trilogy that is sure to be popular with middle school girls."
"A Tangle of Magicks is 300 pages of fun, fabulousness and magical frolics."