When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it’s too late in this heartwarming, enchanting second installment of the Emily Wilde series.
Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore—she just wrote the world’s first comprehensive of encylopaedia of faeries. She’s learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Folk on her adventures . . . and also from her fellow scholar and former rival, Wendell Bambleby.
Because Bambleby is more than infuriatingly charming. He’s an exiled faerie king on the run from his murderous mother, and in search of a door back to his realm. So despite Emily’s feelings for Bambleby, she’s not ready to accept his proposal of marriage: Loving one of the Fair Folk comes with secrets and danger.
And she also has a new project to focus on: a map of the realms of faerie. While she is preparing her research, Bambleby lands her in trouble yet again, when assassins sent by Bambleby’s mother invade Cambridge. Now Bambleby and Emily are on another adventure, this time to the picturesque Austrian Alps, where Emily believes they may find the door to Bambley’s realm, and the key to freeing him from his family’s dark plans.
But with new relationships for the prickly Emily to navigate and dangerous Folk lurking in every forest and hollow, Emily must unravel the mysterious workings of faerie doors, and of her own heart.
The series
In a world where magic is as elusive as it is dangerous, Emily Wilde’s journey is anything but ordinary. A brilliant academic with an unwavering thirst for knowledge, Emily steps into a realm where faeries are not merely creatures of whimsy but intricate puzzles that demand to be unraveled. Unlike most scholars, she doesn’t just study magic—she lives it, embracing the unexpected and often chaotic nature of her subjects.
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Set in a richly atmospheric world that blends academia with the mystical, the series follows Emily’s adventures as she navigates a life that’s equal parts intellectual pursuit and unpredictable enchantment. Her quest to document and understand the faerie world introduces her to Hrafnsvik, a village as enigmatic as the creatures that inhabit it, and to Wendell Bambleby, an academic rival who is as frustrating as he is compelling. But the true challenge? The faeries themselves, with their secrets, riddles, and dark magic.
The Emily Wilde series is a delicate dance between sharp wit and deep wonder, where complex characters grapple with both personal growth and the ever-present, shifting nature of magic. As Emily grows from a solitary scholar to a hero with a heart inextricably tied to the mysteries she seeks to uncover, readers are invited into a world where every magical moment is as unpredictable as the next.
With its seamless blend of captivating world-building, intellectual intrigue, and emotionally resonant character arcs, Emily Wilde is a series that will appeal to readers who delight in stories where magic is as much about discovery and identity as it is about power. Each page unfolds new layers of the faerie world, leaving readers captivated by its allure and complexity. If you’ve ever wondered what lies at the intersection of knowledge and magic, this series will take you there and beyond.
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