Without a Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal

Up-and-coming fantasist Mary Robinette Kowal enchanted fans with award-winning short stories and beloved novels featuring Regency pair Jane Ellsworth and Vincent. In Without a Summer the master glamourists return home, but in a world where magic is real, nothing--even the domestic sphere--is quite what it seems.

Jane and Vincent�go to Long Parkmeade to spend time with Jane's family, but quickly turn restless. The year is unseasonably cold. No one wants to be outside and Mr. Ellsworth is concerned by the�harvest, since a bad one may imperil�Melody's dowry. And Melody has concerns of her own, given the inadequate selection of eligible bachelors. When Jane and Vincent receive a commission from a prominent family in London, they decide to take it, and�take Melody with them. They hope�the change of scenery will do her good and her marriage prospects--and mood--will�be brighter in London.

Once there, talk is of nothing but the�crop failures caused by the cold and increased unemployment of the coldmongers, which have�provoked riots in several cities to the north. With each passing day, it's more difficult to avoid getting embroiled in the intrigue, none of which really helps�Melody's chances for romance.�It's not long before Jane and Vincent realize that in addition to getting Melody to the church on time, they must take on�one small task: solving a crisis of international proportions.

This book is part of the "Glamourist Histories" series.
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