Wyrde and Wondrous (Paperback)

Nobody knows who’s throwing this year’s masquerade — only that it’s the party of the century, and even the notoriously reclusive Werths can’t resist an invitation with a mystery attached.

Gussie Werth has never much cared for genteel society, but a ball nobody can explain, hosted by nobody knows who? That’s exactly the sort of trouble she can’t say no to. Rout cakes, punch, silks and satins, flirtation on a star-washed balcony — decorous and lovely, on the surface, at least.

It doesn’t stay decorous for long. There’s a jewel thief working the crowd with an eye for diamonds, and — worse, from everyone else’s perspective — somebody’s decided it would be a marvelous idea to let Gussie off her leash for the evening.

It’s shaping up to be a party to die for. Hopefully not literally. But with the Werths, you never quite know.

Cotillions and cravats. Jewels and jokes. The undead and the unwed, misbehaving as usual — fetch your dance card and join the fray.