A sweeping fantasy about a witch who must navigate a ruthless marriage competition--and try not to fall in love along the way. Part twisting mystery, part thrilling romance, The Weaver Bride is an unputdownable romantasy steeped in a lush magical world.The gorgeous first edition of The Weaver Bride will feature stunning, stenciled edges and printed endpapers!Lovett Tamerlane is a silkwitch. Like all girls of her kind, she holds arare magica magic that can be harnessed only through marriage to aWeaver. But finding a Weaver husband requires status, refinement, andmoney, all of which Lovett sadly lacks. Her one secret ability, to openany door, is her saving grace. Hidden in plain sight, Lovett spends her days using her gift to steal from wealthy families and her nights avoiding the fate imposed on all unwed silkwitches: a lifeconfined to the cloisters.But opening doors can be dangerous, and when Lovett steals from thewrong person, she finds herself face to face with Eliot Lear, the notorious son of a prominent Weaver. It turns out Eliots been watching Lovett. He knows shes a silkwitch, and he offers her a life-altering opportunity: entrance to the Vainglory, a competition with the ultimate prizemarriage to No Alaire, heir to generations of Weaver wealth. The catch? Last year, the Vainglory ended in tragedy. The winner died. And the winner was Eliots sister.The arrangement is simple: If Lovett solves the mystery of Ophelia Lears death and unmasks her killer, Eliot will ensure she has her pick of Weaver suitors, regardless of who wins the competition. Yet unraveling Ophelias murder proves far more complicated than either of them anticipated. And Lovett should know better than to take a Weaver at his word.After all . . . what is love without betrayal?