Alchemy of Desire Series by Charlie Lane

A magical society divided. A web of lies. On the eve of Queen Victoria’s reign, a forbidden love could tear it all down. In a dark, West London bed chamber, Diana Chester sees the truth—she’s inherited her dying grandfather’s transcendent magic. And she’ll be killed for it. It should be heating up her cousin’s blood. He’s the heir. She’s an aberration. And he wants the magic that’s rightfully his, no matter what he must do to get it. Diana runs. And is caught by a disgraced alchemist prince... moreA magical society divided. A web of lies. On the eve of Queen Victoria’s reign, a forbidden love could tear it all down. In a dark, West London bed chamber, Diana Chester sees the truth—she’s inherited her dying grandfather’s transcendent magic. And she’ll be killed for it. It should be heating up her cousin’s blood. He’s the heir. She’s an aberration. And he wants the magic that’s rightfully his, no matter what he must do to get it. Diana runs. And is caught by a disgraced alchemist prince. Exiled from alchemist society, Temple Grant, Baron Knightly blames himself for his family’s downfall. With no connections and dwindling opportunities, he joins the glamoured, transcendent world of West London to make it right. But the King demands absolute Temple must take a wife from their ranks or lose the king’s favor. Diana Chester possesses the right pedigree to please the king. She’s intriguing, too, and with her own reasons for a hasty marriage. A convenient binding. Complicated by desire. Made almost impossible by a city divided. The might of metal. The glitter of glamours. Diana and Temple belong to different sides of London. Love can bind them, but is it enough to bridge their dueling worlds? Forbidden love, class difference, and a marriage of convenience makes for binge-able reading in this historical fantasy romance brimming with magic and a touch of steampunk. less

The perfect Alchemist’s daughter. Sybil Grant wants the one thing she can’t have—to be an alchemist. Even though women are barred from working in the forge, she’s developed her skills quietly, secretly. But it’s not enough. To give her inventions life, she needs the kind of knowledge only gained through an apprenticeship, something she’ll never have. Unless she can convince a fascinating man born to break rules to share a few fire-side secrets. The fallen transcendent rogue. Mr... moreThe perfect Alchemist’s daughter. Sybil Grant wants the one thing she can’t have—to be an alchemist. Even though women are barred from working in the forge, she’s developed her skills quietly, secretly. But it’s not enough. To give her inventions life, she needs the kind of knowledge only gained through an apprenticeship, something she’ll never have. Unless she can convince a fascinating man born to break rules to share a few fire-side secrets. The fallen transcendent rogue. Mr. Apollo Chester (only mister, unfortunately) is London’s bad boy, a fallen angel without a soul. He’s lost everything—title, money, magic—and he wants it back. He’ll do anything to get it, even become an apprentice to the Alchemist Guild’s dubious master. Even follow the beguiling, feisty woman he wronged into the wilds of Yorkshire. An unlikely partnership turns to passion. She has the innate talent he needs. He has the apprenticeship knowledge she craves. And when an abduction and an alchemist myth bind them, they must rely on each other to forge their futures. They can teach each other how to handle the heat of metal, but can they teach their hearts to embrace the unexpected perils of love? A divided society will keep them apart, unless they can forge a new world in the heat of love. Together. less