The Temptation of Magic: romantasy meets dark academia in this SUNDAY TIMES bestselling debut: Book 1 (Empyreal Trilogy) - Softcover

Scott, Megan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0008587140 ISBN 13: 9780008587147

Publisher: Magpie, 2024

Synopsis

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Serpent and Dove meets A Discovery of Witches in this lush, darkly magical romantasy debut.

He was an Empyreal, her greatest threat, her greatest fascination. Everything she’d been warned against. And yet she wanted him, still.

As an Empyreal, Nicole has the ability to kill any deadly supernatural. But if her power ever awakened, the Wake―the organisation that governs supernaturals―would force her to be their loyal huntress. Or kill her, like they did her mother.

To stay safe, Nicole hides in a small university town, convinced the mythological art collection at a local manor contains a final message from her mother. But before she can study it, Kyan McCarter, the Wake’s most skilled Empyreal, arrives on his own hunt. When they discover his prey has stolen a painting for leverage, they’re forced to work together.

As the creature threatens to expose Nicole’s powers, her tenuous alliance with Kyan threatens her heart. If her true identity is revealed, Kyan will hunt her next. No one disobeys The Wake and survives. Especially when the art they’re seeking unveils a conspiracy that would change the lives of creatures and humans forever…

But Nicole may only be able to resist one: her wicked impulses, or a love that could repaint their world.

And after a life of hiding her true nature, who could resist the temptation of magic

A luxurious, forbidden romance that will become your new obsession…

About this title

About the Author

Megan Scott is a romance and fantasy writer from a coastal town in the North West of England. Her debut for young adults, The Temptation of Magic, is publishing with HarperCollins in the UK and US in 2024, beginning the Empyreal trilogy.

She studied Art History and Classical Civilisation at university and masters level, looking at depictions of myth in nineteenth century art which still inspire her novels. When she’s not writing or on Pinterest, she’s trying to read as much as her nana, falling more in love with romance books, and soaking up all the Irish family history she can.

From the Back Cover

Nicole Palmer’s secret powers are invaluable. As an Empyreal, she harbours the ability to destroy dangerous creatures, an ability The Wake -a shadowy organisation that governs all supernatural creatures- will stop at no lengths to weaponize. Dormant for now, Nicole knows if her powers were to be triggered she’d suffer the same deadly fate as her mother.

To stay safe from The Wake and find a final encoded message from her mother, Nicole secures a role researching the supernatural art collection at the local Cornish manor. But when Kyan McCarter, The Wake’s most skilled Empyreal and perhaps Nicole’s greatest enemy, is stationed there to track a deadly creature, they are forced to work together to stop a painting falling into the wrong hands.

As their hunt for the creature progresses,it threatens to expose Nicole’s powers, and her tenuous alliance with Kyan begins to threaten her heart. If Nicole’s true identity is revealed, Kyan will hunt her next. No one disobeys The Wake and survives. Especially when the art they’re seeking could hold the key to a conspiracy that would change the lives of creatures and humans forever …

Edition details

• Publisher: Magpie
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0008587140
• ISBN 13: 9780008587147
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384