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Ancilla (First Edition)

By Sera Maddox Drake
Ancilla (First Edition) by Sera Maddox Drake digital book - Fable

Publisher Description

An awkward bookworm searching for her inner strength...

A magus who also happens to be a sexual dominant...

An age gap, a forbidden romance, and a quest for gnosis...

 

She had it all - riches, a college scholarship, a girlfriend - until her conservative, hyper-religious parents found out about the girlfriend and made her choose between conversion therapy and disownment. That was the end of her academic career.

Three years later, she met a shy public reference librarian in a bookstore. He'd been waiting his whole life for her. Meanwhile, she was starting her whole life over.  What ensued between the two was magic. 

Given that he was about to become her tutor in the magickal and erotic arts, that was only to be expected. 

But at what cost?The mysterious older man was all she could ever have wished for, but she might need to choose between her developing identity and the most profound love she had ever known.
 

Set against a mystical academic backdrop with richly developed characters and a forbidden love story that leaps off the book's pages, this book is like nothing you've ever read before.

 

WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING

"Love is brutal, bloody, and ecstatic in this passionate romance... Our verdict: Get it" - Kirkus Reviews
"Magic and philosophy sandwiched in between some of the hottest scenes I've read in recent years... Loved it" - Hannah Gonzalez, Reedsy Discovery
"Uncompromising, dense, and erotically charged" - Bookview Review
"A singular tale, braided with blood, mystery, and intellect, that dares to fuse the sacred and the profane" - The Prairies Review
"Kinky and thought-provoking in equal measure, Ancilla is part erotic drama and part coming-of-age tale beautifully woven together to craft an absorbing narrative. If sizzling romances are your jam, this is the book for you" - Pikasho Deka, Readers' Favorite

 

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Ancilla (First Edition) Reviews

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“This is one of those debut novels that sends you looking for the author's other works, only to disappointingly find they haven't published the rest yet. But, that gives you something to anticipate much like the main character in this book... It's a romance, a coming of age novel, a bit of magic. Hard to pin down a category for this story but the prose is wonderful and keeps you coming back for more. If you like a novel that gives you a bit of homework to even better immerse yourself in the world, this definitely scratches the itch. Yes, there's very practical and well-written BDSM as little vignettes sprinkled throughout. And you do get to smell and taste and hear through the MC's senses as she grows. It's been a tough year to keep my attention on a novel, but this definitely broke through and I'm eagerly awaiting the next instalment!”

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