A short story set in the world of the Dominion of the Fallen, Of Books, Earth and Courtship charts the first meeting between magician-in-training Selene and House archivist Emmanuelle–and the unexpected adventure they find themselves thrown into!

I’m putting it out as a ebook: it’s up with most major retailers.

What you get: a caper/adventure, a glimpse at the inside of House Harrier (near Grenelle in the 15e Arrondissement, for the curious)–and more Emmanuelle, Selene and Morningstar, of course. Magic, infiltration, and explosions! (well, a teensy little explosion *g*).
In a Paris that never was, a city of magical factions where Fallen angels mingle with magicians, alchemists and witches…

Set in the universe of the critically acclaimed The House of Shattered Wings.

Excerpt:

The Fallen came into the library of House Silverspires every morning, and every morning she would go into the stacks and come back with a pile of dusty books smelling of old, cracked leather, and sit down at the furthest table, staring at the books as if she could make them cooperate with a mere glance. By the looks of it–she was still sitting at the table hours afterwards, perhaps a third of the way into the first or second book–it was not going well.

Emmanuelle knew who she was, of course. Everyone did: Selene, Morningstar’s latest student–his latest pride, before he grew bored of her and cast her aside; as he had cast aside all his other students. She walked tall and straight; wearing men’s clothes, a set of black trousers and a swallowtail jacket, both impeccably pressed and arranged with a meticulousness that was more frightening than alluring.