CJ ARCHER
Glass and Steele & The Ministry of Curiosities & The Glass Library
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A sharp-tongued watchmaker’s daughter and a secretive American stranger team up to solve magical crimes in Victorian London, investigating enchanted artisan guilds while slowly, reluctantly falling for each other.
< Kate Cross
Christina Baehr >
✅ You’ll Love This If You Crave:
- an independent English woman
- a mysterious American outsider
- a Victorian world where magic is woven into the craft guilds
- slow burn
- a hero who carries a dangerous secret
- Victorian social constraints
- an overarching mystery
- a magic system that is hereditary and suppressed
- banter
- a supporting cast of eccentric characters
- clean romance
📖 Start with The Watchmaker’s Daughter
🚫 Not the Right Fit If You Want:
- fast romantic payoff
- a standalone novel
- morally complex antiheroes
Looking for more adventures? Check out these collections:
London • Regency • Edwardian • Spice • Marriage of Convenience • Dragons • Airships • Inventors • Winter Romance • Haunted Estates • Globe-Trotting • Witches • Vampires • Selkies & Mermaids • Demons • Ghosts • Fairy Tales • Ancient Artifacts • Europe • Hearts • Detectives • Audiobooks • Kobo Plus
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- The magic of the woods, try Emily Tesh
- Deadly cults and arranged marriages, try Stella Dorthwany
- Vampires and werewolves, try Bec McMaster
- Steampunk set in China, try Jeannie Lin
- Magic and murder accusations, try Jenna Collett