Like it or not, Emily Edwards has fallen for Dreadnought Stanton and become engaged. She now must face the magical elite of New York, even more insufferable than Dreadnought. But there are other challenges such as confining couture, sinister Russians scientists, and an immortal Aztec goddess who plans to plunge the world into apocalypse. Happily ever after? Bah, humbug.

Hobson has written another delightful adventure where Emily saves the world. She takes her orphaned witch from Lost Pine, California and drops her into a world of bureaucratic magic in the turn of the century. What can you call this? A fantasy historical mystery romance? [though the two hardly get to talk] What you can call it is absolutely fun. Now that Emily has moved up magically speaking, I look forward to the next one with bated breath. ~~ Pam Allan