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Length of Novel: 120,975 words Keywords and Market Focus:
Fiction, friendship, Wycombe Abbey, school, boarding,
education, training, boyfriends, Eton, diva, skills, shooting, fencing, fae,
fairy, Britain, spy, goddess, Dagda, magic; will fascinate anyone interested
in friendship, boarding schools, magic, and the fae—will appeal particularly
to those who enjoy mystery and suspense novels.
Deirdre:
Enchantment and the School is
a novel about supernatural girls attending a boarding school—it compares
with some modern novels in a similar setting, but the concept is wholly
unique.
Genre: Historical Fantasy Synopsis: Deirdre Calloway is a
wild and dangerous girl. She’s
never had a friend, was sent to boarding school at Wycombe Abbey to be
finished, and has a penchant for fighting that has earned her a dubious
reputation and record. Still,
she is small blond haired and appears the exact opposite of her reputation.
Did I mention, she has never had a friend?
That’s all about to change. Sorcha Weir has hair as
black as pitch, and a face as sweet and delicate as a fae creature.
Mostly because she is the offspring of a man and an Unseelie fae.
She has been secretly attending Wycombe Abbey by using fae glamour to
make her appear to be a proper student.
She escaped from the juvenile prison at Aylesbury and secretly made
her home at Wycombe. She has
everything planned to learn, graduate, and continue her education.
All she has to do is keep her attendance and presence a secret.
Sorcha has everything
planned because no one can tell she is not a proper student—until she meets
Deirdre. On the first day of
classes, Deirdre notices Sorcha’s existence and sees through her glamour.
This is one of Deirdre’s unusual skills.
The problem is that Deirdre has never achieved anything in terms of
personal intimacy except through fighting, and Sorcha has always lived a
rough and tumble life. To
protect her great secret, Sorcha attacks Deirdre.
Deirdre doesn’t fall for the usual brawling tricks, and bests Sorcha.
Now all of Sorcha’s goals are at risk.
Her only hope to either banish Deirdre or befriend her.
On the other hand, Deirdre is oddly attracted to those she defeats—an
unpleasant result of her personality. Deirdre is halted from
fully taking advantage of her conquest by the intervention a teacher,
Deirdre’s relative Lune Bolang.
In any case, Sorcha seeks out Deirdre to either banish her or become her
friend. Deirdre’s reaction is
completely unexpected. Deirdre
offers to keep Sorcha’s secret, to share her clothing, and her room. Sorcha and Deirdre begin
an odd friendship bound to Luna Bolang.
Ms. Bolang doesn’t seem to know anything, but maybe knows everything.
She encourages Sorcha and Deirdre to join the fencing club.
She forces Deirdre and Sorcha to participate in electives.
These electives are
patently unusual: fencing, shooting, making friends, associating with the
tea-party class, meeting boys, learning about magic, meeting the fae, and
seeing angels. There is much
more in store for Deirdre and Sorcha.
To keep Sorcha’s great secret and for Deirdre to remain at Wycombe
and away from Deirdre’s past and her mother, the girls must acquiesce to
Luna Bolang’s requirements. Author's reviewer’s quotes:
Deirdre was
banished to Wycombe Abbey boarding school for fighting and uncivilized
behavior. Sorcha escaped from a
juvenile prison for the same reason.
Sorcha’s great secret is she is illegally attending Wycombe herself.
Deirdre is the child of a goddess and Sorcha is the
child of a fae creature. What
happens when the two become embroiled in an odd friendship becomes a story
of legend—a secret legend, but a legend, none-the-less. Short descriptive teasers:
Sorcha Weir’s
secret is discovered by Deirdre Calloway—Sorcha is clandestinely attending
Wycombe Abbey boarding school.
When
two problem girls, both with supernatural abilities, come together at
Wycombe Abbey boarding school, the sparks are about to fly.
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