Playwright Maxwell Millerson would rather spend his days dreaming up stories than cleaning up his fatherâs messes. But a trendy renovation has the familyâs gaming club on the brink of ruin, and not even Maxâs imagination can conjure a way out. Desperate, he turns to the multi-talentedâand alluringly audaciousâMadame Xyla to help him spin gold from straw.
Lydia Weaver, professionally known as spiritualist Madame Xyla, has long sought revenge on the man responsible for her cousinâs imprisonment. When her enemyâs son visits her seance room seeking advice, Lydia leaps at the opportunity for vengeanceâuntil Maxâs easy charm and poetic words threaten to turn her plans upside-down.
As their friendship grows and they give way to their mutual attraction, Lydia and Max must weigh family duty with their heartsâ desires. And only when they confront old wounds and new feelings can a happy ending be in the cards.
Award-winning author Catherine Stein believes that everyone deserves love and that Happily Ever After has the power to help, to heal, and to comfort. She writes sassy, sexy romance set during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Her books are full of action, adventure, magic, and fantastic technologies.
Catherine lives in Michigan with her husband and three rambunctious kids. She loves steampunk and Oxford commas, and can often be found dressed in Renaissance Festival clothing, drinking copious amounts of tea.