Nina is the quiet and gifted daughter of the fae realm’s first human chancellor. Raised among an egalitarian, educated people, her life has been worlds apart from the wild, power-hungry fae.
Now, thrust from her sheltered home into a society that scorns her youth and gender, Nina must keep a cool head – managing the kingdom’s economy by day, while secretly pursuing the truth behind a devastating personal tragedy.
When she is forced into uneasy proximity with the infamous and unpredictable Prince Torrus, he succeeds in agitating her. Though bound by law from touching her, he seems to get further under her skin with every encounter.
Is he a suspect – or a potential ally in a ruthless court?
One thing is certain: Nina’s world view is about to be shattered.
The Counting House is the first volume in a rich, intricately layered romantasy trilogy of power, prejudice, and passion, set in an epic magical world full of dark history and political intrigue.
Recommended for readers age 16+. For more info on mature content, see trigger warnings.
Early Reader Praise for The Counting House
'The Counting House is an outstanding and unusual romantasy that is epic in both the scale and depth of its world. Characters are wide ranging, from quiet and insular to quirky and humorous, and of course, dangerous and mysterious. The slow burn plot, while being both dark and twisting is also unusual, with its layered themes that pull and question the values held in any world. This book has captured my heart and my head and I can't wait to read the next volume of this trilogy!'
London girl Katie O'Reilly dreams of becoming a doctor, but a disappointing grade soon gives her doubts. Her physics-whizz classmate, Geeky James, could help her revise, except their last conversation was when she rejected him...
Unfortunately, she is forced into close contact with James at a school science competition. Or maybe that’s fortunately? A shared meal has her wondering if they could be friends after all.
Just as Katie and James start to move past their awkwardness, things get complicated by another confusing physicist: Dr Seb.
Seb works at the secretive research centre nearby, and if Katie thinks he makes a bad first impression, his second is even worse when his careless actions put her in exactly the wrong place at the wrong time.
Flung far from home, Katie sets out on a journey to find her way back. She ends up spending more time than she intended to with both James and Seb, as well as two British Ambassadors and even an Empress. And while some of the events on her journey encourage her passion for medicine, others threaten to destroy it.
Whether she finally discovers a way home or not, Katie discovers something just as important: how to move on.
Time Healer is a time travel romance filled with coming-of-age conflicts and adventure.
Recommended for readers age 16+. For more info on mature content, see trigger warnings.