A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
Robin Blyth is a paperwork error. He was meant to be taking up an unimportant governmental post, but somehow finds himself learning of a secret magical world within his own Edwardian England. Moreover, shortly after learning that magic exists at all, Robin is cursed by people looking for... something called the last contract. Something that his predecessor--who has mysteriously vanished--did not want found. And so, Robin teams up with one of his new coworkers: Edwin Courcey in order to break the curse, uncover the mystery of the last contract and Robin's sudden visions of the future, and perhaps save all magicians in England. The last thing either of them expected though was the strong current of attraction that flows between them. A Marvellous Light is riveting. It pulls some from history, but mostly from author Freya Marske's own imagination to craft a world full of manners, magic, and manly sexual escapades. Robin and Edwin are well-defined and, while different, imme...
