The Midnight Bargain

"Set in a fantasy world with echoes of British Regency, The Midnight Bargain is a smart, compassionate book about the costs of making deals, who pays them and who profits. Beatrice Clayborn’s family counts on her to make a good marriage and save them from debt. She would much rather study magic in secret and use her considerable sorcerous powers on her family’s behalf. But that’s not something that is done in Chasland, where women must give up magic in favor of marriage or risk their children being born possessed. A sharp examination of birth control and parental leave delivered in gorgeous, velvety prose, this was an absolute pleasure to read."