A Curse of Ash and Iron

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>All The World's A Stage As They Say...</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In 1876 Philadelphia Benjamin Grimm knows real life is much like the theater-people play their parts hiding behind the illusion of their lives and never revealing their secrets. When he reunites with his childhood friend Eleanor Banneker his delight turns to dismay. On learning she has been under a spell for the past seven years forced to live as a servant in her own home he realizes how sinister some secrets can be. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ellie has spent the long years since her mother's death under her stepmother's watchful and unforgiving eye. Bewitched and hidden in plain sight it seemed no one could help Ellie escape. Not even her own father likewise bespelled. When she encounters Ben one evening he seems immune to the magic that binds her. Her hope rekindles along with their friendship. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But time is running short. If they do not find a way to break the curse before midnight on New Year's Eve both Ellie and her father will be bound forever.</span></p>