The League of Gentlewomen Witches

Oct 6, 2024 6:21 AM

Author:India Holton

TIKTOK MADE ME BUY IT! The swoon-worthy second book in TikTok's favourite Victorian fantasy romance series

'Incredible! Sensational! Fantastic! So charming your inner Lizzie Bennet will swoon' 5***** Reader Review

'OBSESSED. If you love playful dialogue and language, fun characters, and interesting worlds, I recommend' 5**** Reader Review!

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Charlotte Pettifer belongs to a secret society skilled in witchcraft.

When rumours of the Amulet of Black Beryl start to circulate, Charlotte is determined to find the jewel before it falls into the wrong hands.

Which is what happens when the evil Lady Armitage reaches it first.

Demanding the help of rakish pirate, Alex O'Riley, Charlotte sets off to find the jewel.

There's just one problem: pirates and witches are sworn enemies.

But little do they know, sparks are about to fly . . .

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'Witty and entertaining. A literary delight! . . . Think Jane Austen meets Jack Sparrow' 5***** Reader Review

'Wondrous, whimsical, wiccan follow-up to its flying house pirate predecessor, building upon this magical, Victorian-soaked world deftly and capably' 5***** Reader Review

Reviews

The whimsical worldbuilding forms a perfect backdrop to the angsty couple, and Holton's winking narration, which puts her in cahoots with the reader, makes her exaggerated characters work. Overflowing with heart, humour, and hyperbole, this clever romance enchants

—— Publishers Weekly

Holton provides plenty of chuckles...a fun-filled romp in a topsy-turvy world of corset-wearing, knife-wielding, magic-casting women and gun-wielding, light-fingered, charming pirates

—— Kirkus Reviews

Clever word play, delightful double entendres, and adventurous high jinks will delight fans of smart, witchy romances

—— Booklist

Sexy, funny, and utterly charming . . . Buckle up, readers, because this is a ride you won't want to miss

—— Lynn Painter, author of Mr. Wrong Number

The League of Gentlewomen Witches has punch and verve, and makes for one heck of ride. It's romantic, sensual and a lot of fun, too

—— All About Romance

A brilliant mix of adventure, romance, and Oscar Wildesque absurdity - one of the wittiest, most original rom coms I have read all year

—— Evie Dunmore, USA Today bestselling author of Bringing Down the Duke

Filled with wit and an intriguing enemy-to-lovers romance. For fans of Jane Austen and Evie Dunmore

—— LibraryReads

Holton takes readers on a wild ride through a fun, limitless world, where frivolity and whimsy reign supreme and skilled swordwork and grand displays of magic abound

—— Bookpage

India Holton's joyous, swoony, genre-exploding novel is a marvel, bristling with wit (and weaponry!) and brimming with love. The League of Gentlewomen Witches will steal your heart, fly it to the moon, and return it to your chest, sparking with magic and just in time for tea

—— Joanna Lowell, author of The Runaway Duchess

Another wickedly funny romp through this glorious world created by India Holton

—— Harper St. George, author of The Devil and the Heiress

Fantastical, romantic fun! Sparkling with witty allusions to Shakespeare and Austen, whimsical adventure, and tenderhearted romance. A book lover's dream come true

—— Chloe Liese, author of the Bergman Brothers series

A wild, rollicking, delicious carnival ride of a story . . . You've never read Victorian romance like this before and it'll ruin you for everything else

—— Lana Harper, New York Times bestselling author of Payback's a Witch

A savagely funny, bracingly sad, dazzlingly clever reimagining of The Pursuit of Love. I loved it

—— Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss

A triumph! Brilliantly done, faithful but imaginative, tremendously romantic and very funny. Meeting the Radlett family again in the 21st century was an absolute a treat, rather like hearing a new arrangement of beloved old carol and hearing it anew, with trumpets

—— Nina Stibbe, author of Reasons to be Cheerful

Darling is a black forest gateau of a book: rich characters, sumptuous prose, delicious dialogue, and layered throughout with sharp wit and intelligence (which are even better than the cherry liqueur the gateau calls for). Somehow, India Knight's writing manages to be hilarious, melancholy, insightful, and romantic all at the same time. Treat yourself to this novel

—— Katherine Heiny, author of Early Morning Riser

As tender and emotional as it is funny, it made me laugh out loud A LOT, and it made me sob

—— Cressida McLaughlin, bestselling author of The Cornish Cream Tea Bus

Heartbreaking, funny and emotive

—— Sun

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