The Enchanting Girl

For fans of The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion and Wings of Starlight comes an enchanting debut fantasy about a young woman determined to break all the rules and learn magic. She'll just need to hide her activities from her nosy mother, a string of unwelcome suitors, and the young enchanter who she absolutely, definitely wants nothing to do with.

 Zelda Van Doren knows what she wants, and it certainly isn’t to get engaged. After all, this is 1935, and a girl has more options than marriage—especially Zelda, who has a gift for magic and a plan to teach herself the 438 spells that male enchanters learn.
    Of course, there is the small problem that women aren’t supposed to be able to do magic at all, so Zelda has to work in secret. Not helping matters is John Pendleton, her latest suitor, who continues to turn up despite her best efforts to get rid of him. Zelda has no time for distractions, because spellcasting is proving to be astonishingly difficult.
    Then a fairy appears in a nearby town, and Zelda sees a chance to get the help she needs. But when a long-simmering distrust between fairies and enchanters threatens to boil over, she finds herself caught in the middle. Suddenly, with more than just her dream in jeopardy, Zelda must learn how to work a little magic before it’s too late.
    Brimming with charm and wit, this enchanting debut will cast a spell on you . . . just as soon as its protagonist figures out how.