Who among us hasn’t fantasized about waking up in the setting of our favorite novels? But nobody has achieved that dream… except for Maggie, who wakes up in Kair Toren, the setting of one of her favorite book series.

Thankfully, she’s obsessed enough with it that she can use her knowledge of this world to try to protect her newly found loved ones. And as a bonus, Maggie has quickly learned that she can’t be killed.

Seeing the dead is probably not what people think of when they dream of having magic, but it’s Leena Al-Sayer’s unfortunate reality. She’s kept it a secret for three years, but when her brother falls ill, she is willing to reveal it to save him. But not to anybody: to the mysterious Saint of Silence, a merchant of secrets.

The Saint demands a price, of course: Leena is now obligated to find the ghost of the last lord of Weavingshaw, or else she will lose her freedom to the Saint himself. If only she weren’t so drawn to him, this would be easier. Perhaps.

Friends to lovers isn’t a favorite trope of mine, but friends to enemies to lovers? Well, who can resist that? Certainly not Griff and Mal, two ex-friends who don’t miss an opportunity for a well-timed jab.

But when Mal’s attempt to attack his boss leaves Griff on the verge of death, he must make a deal to save him: finding an ancient treasure from a dangerous swamp. Now Mal and Griff need to work together, along with their friend Alys… something that is not made easier by the crackling tension between the two of them.

Becoming engaged to Prince Osian does not make apothecary Meilyr happy. Not least because a) Osian is invading his homeland, and b) he has to find a way to hide his forbidden magic.

But when members of Osian’s court begin to die at the hand of someone else who possesses the same magic, Meilyr and Osian must team up to stop it. It can’t be that hard to work together, right? It’s not as if there’s something real between them.