Mathilde of the Mages

As a powerful young Sorceress bred for success, my family expected me to fetch a high bride price at the Mage Marriage Market.

After being sold against my will to the highest bidder, I ran away in despair, leaving my family and enchanted village behind for life among the despised non-magical folk. No one had prepared me for what--or who--I would find.

Moody and alluringly handsome, Prince Theodore d'Orleans doesn't know of my powers when he takes me in as a palace servant. I only hope to be his simple maid girl, living carefree in a castle. Vanishing dust from its high tower rooms and cleaning with swift spells, with enough free time to wander the peaceful forest.

When the prince demands that I become more, keeping my magic hidden is no longer easy.

Angsty fantasy with dark fairytale themes. Prequel to the Mages in the Mundane historical fantasy series.