SPELLBREAKER Is an Amazon First Reads Selection!

I'm excited to announce that Spellbreaker is one of six books for the October First Reads program on Amazon. What does this mean? It means Prime members can get the ebook for FREE, and non-prime members can get it for $1.99, all a month early! AND, since it's Prime Day this month, you get two selections to boot.

You can download Spellbreaker now through Halloween. Enjoy!   

Cover Reveal for SPELLMAKER

It's here! The cover for Spellmaker, the sequel to Spellbreaker, the latter of which releases November 1st!

Want to see them side-by-side? ;)

So, what is this series about? Here's the blurb for book 1, Spellbreaker:

A world of enchanted injustice needs a disenchanting woman in an all-new fantasy series by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paper Magician.

The orphaned Elsie Camden learned as a girl that there were two kinds of wizards in the world: those who pay for the power to cast spells and those, like her, born with the ability to break them. But as an unlicensed magic user, her gift is a crime. Commissioned by an underground group known as the Cowls, Elsie uses her spellbreaking to push back against the aristocrats and help the common man. She always did love the tale of Robin Hood.

Elite magic user Bacchus Kelsey is one elusive spell away from his mastership when he catches Elsie breaking an enchantment. To protect her secret, Elsie strikes a bargain. She’ll help Bacchus fix unruly spells around his estate if he doesn’t turn her in. Working together, Elsie’s trust in—and fondness for—the handsome stranger grows. So does her trepidation about the rise in the murders of wizards and the theft of the spellbooks their bodies leave behind.

For a rogue spellbreaker like Elsie, there’s so much to learn about her powers, her family, the intriguing Bacchus, and the untold dangers shadowing every step of a journey she’s destined to complete. But will she uncover the mystery before it’s too late to save everything she loves?

Can you preorder Spellbreaker here and Spellmaker here. 

Add Spellmaker to your Goodreads list!

COVER REVEAL for SPELLBREAKER

She fancies herself a Robin Hood, but she deals in magic, not money.

It's here! The cover for the first book of my next duology, Spellbreaker! This is a Victorian fantasy in a similar vein as The Paper Magician.

So, what's it about?


The orphaned Elsie Camden learned as a girl that there were two kinds of wizards in the world: those who pay for the power to cast spells, and those like her, born with the ability to break them. But as an unlicensed magic user, her gift is a crime. Commissioned by an underground group known as the Cowls, Elsie uses her spellbreaking to push back against the aristocrats and help the common man. She always did love the tale of Robin Hood.

Elite magic user Bacchus Kelsey is one elusive spell away from his mastership when he catches Elsie breaking an enchantment. To protect her secret, Elsie strikes a bargain. She’ll help Bacchus fix unruly spells around his estate if he doesn’t turn her in. Working together, Elsie’s trust in—and fondness for--the handsome stranger grows. So does her trepidation for the rise in the murders of wizards, and the theft of the spellbooks their bodies leave behind.

For a rogue spellbreaker like Elsie, there’s so much to learn about her powers, her family, the intriguing Bacchus, and the untold dangers shadowing every step of a journey she’s been destined to complete. But will she uncover the mystery before it’s too late to save everything she loves?


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Ta da! What do you think? The cover was designed by Micaela Alcaino, the same who designed the cover for The Will and the Wilds.

You can preorder Spellbreaker here and add it to your Goodreads list here.

The Will and the Wilds Is Out TODAY!

It’s officially here! The Will and the Wilds, my latest fantasy standalone, is now available in paperback, audiobook, and ebook! You can order it online here, or get a signed copy here.

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Editorial reviews for The Will and the Wilds:
• An Amazon Best Book of the Month: Science Fiction & Fantasy

• “…An immersive, dangerous fantasy world. Holmberg draws readers in with a fast-moving plot, rich details, and a surprisingly sweet human-monster romance. This is a lovely, memorable fairy tale.” —Publishers Weekly

• “Holmberg ably builds her latest fantasy world, and her brisk narrative and the romance at its heart will please fans of her previous magical tales.” —Booklist

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A spellbinding story of truce and trickery from the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paper Magician series.
Enna knows to fear the mystings that roam the wildwood near her home. When one tries to kill her to obtain an enchanted stone, Enna takes a huge risk: fighting back with a mysting of her own.

Maekallus’s help isn’t free. His price? A kiss. One with the power to steal her soul. But their deal leaves Maekallus bound to the mortal realm, which begins eating him alive. Only Enna’s kiss, given willingly, can save him from immediate destruction. It’s a temporary salvation for Maekallus and a lingering doom for Enna. Part of her soul now burns bright inside Maekallus, making him feel for the first time.

Enna shares Maekallus’s suffering, but her small sacrifice won’t last long. If she and Maekallus can’t break the spell binding him to the mortal realm, Maekallus will be consumed completely—and Enna’s soul with him.

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Happy reading!