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Demons and Diplomacy

by Megan Frampton

A supernatural diplomatic crisis in Victorian London

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A supernatural diplomatic crisis in Victorian London

Set in 1851, this fantasy romance reimagines London after supernatural species have stepped into public life under Queen Victoria’s rule. Cora Hastings, the government’s human Species Ombudsman, handles the practical work of coexistence—negotiating agreements and enforcing new rules—until the Devil’s visit to the Great Exhibition threatens the fragile peace. A conspiracy timed to the Exhibition’s opening draws Cora into an alliance with the Devil’s son, placing diplomacy and personal stakes at the center of the conflict. The premise combines alternate-history details, supernatural politics, and a romance shaped by an uneasy pact.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in fantasy romance with supernatural characters and a central alliance.
  • Readers who enjoy alternate Victorian settings and reimagined historical figures.
  • Readers drawn to stories involving diplomacy and tensions between different communities.

Themes

Supernatural coexistenceDiplomacy and political tensionUneasy alliancesAlternate Victorian history

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Book overview

A tantalizing pact between an ordinary woman and the silver-tongued son of the Devil is all that stands between Britain--and all hell breaking loose.

1851, London. All supernatural species have emerged from hiding, a result of The Great Revelation, led by Her Majesty, the vampiric Queen Victoria, and her dhamphir consort, Prince Albert.

Cora Hastings is the British government's Species Ombudsman, a human tasked with keeping the peace between supernatural creatures. It's run-of-the-mill work: enforcing the newly created shifting parameters, negotiating contracts between species, and generally making certain all Londoners are treated equally.

That is, until the Devil himself decides he wants to leave his hellish home and see the results of Prince Albert's greatest accomplishment, the Great Exhibition. His arrival could upset the uneasy peace between creatures, and worse--he's brought his son.

The Marquis of Hell is diabolically good-looking, unnaturally perceptive, and, well, a demon. Cora navigates her sinfully seductive diplomatic assignment as best she can, until she catches wind of a secret conspiracy set to come to fruition at the opening of the Great Exhibition. This leaves her with an impossible choice: Either Cora enters an unholy alliance with the Devil's son, or she watches as her world is torn asunder....
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