Mages in the Mundane Series by Julianne Munich

He was a prince, forced into a new life as a pauper.Luc, a poor but vain young man in 1775 Paris, is confused by his dreams of gilded ballrooms and unknown people in lace and jewels. What's more, everything before the past two years is a hazy fog in his mind, and Aunt Mathilde gives him few answers.What he doesn't know is that 'Aunt Mathilde' is in fact his mother—a Sorceress... moreHe was a prince, forced into a new life as a pauper.Luc, a poor but vain young man in 1775 Paris, is confused by his dreams of gilded ballrooms and unknown people in lace and jewels. What's more, everything before the past two years is a hazy fog in his mind, and Aunt Mathilde gives him few answers.What he doesn't know is that 'Aunt Mathilde' is in fact his mother—a Sorceress. She keeps him captive under her magical veil, desperate to both protect him and to punish him for the evil deeds of his royal past.When disease leaves Luc scarred and weakened, he feels his life is over. He pushes away his humble friends, including Emilie, a young housemaid with inner beauty.Emilie, scarred from smallpox, is resigned to life as a spinster. Yet, she sees beauty and joy in life and understands Luc's despair beneath his bitter, beastly attitude.Unless Luc can embrace his inner strength, care about others, and love unselfishly, he risks destroying himself once more.An adult twist on Beauty and the Beast, with family drama, a secret underground society of Mages, and a sweet love story. less

Sequel to The Reborn Prince.Book 2 in the Mages in the Mundane series.He's a coachman— and a Cryomancien.Marcel lives with one foot in each world. The first world feels as harsh and cold as the ice he casts from his fingertips. They want to use him as a bloodless and efficient weapon, nothing more. The second world is home to three friendly passengers who charter his coach... moreSequel to The Reborn Prince.Book 2 in the Mages in the Mundane series.He's a coachman— and a Cryomancien.Marcel lives with one foot in each world. The first world feels as harsh and cold as the ice he casts from his fingertips. They want to use him as a bloodless and efficient weapon, nothing more. The second world is home to three friendly passengers who charter his coach.Luc, Emilie, and Adelaide are happy to journey to a prince’s castle as retinue servants, while Marcel's heart sinks in guilt and dread with each step his horses take. Luc's amnesia spell is all that separates the good man he's become, from the evil killer within. The coachman is driving him to his spell-breaking doom.Marcel is faced with a terrifying dilemma of his own. Either obey the orders of Le Conseil Suprême and become their henchman— or die a traitor. All the while, his feelings for a forbidden woman tempt him to risk it all.'Frozen' meets a 'Harry Potter'-like double world in this second installment filled with 18th-century charm, bittersweet love, and fairytale themes. less

Book 3 in the Mages in the Mundane series.A Sorceress suffering from her past. Young couples forced apart. An arrogant Law Officer. A tyrant Mage Lord.Beneath a secret enchanted village in 1770s France, disobedient Mages are cast away in the Glass Dungeon under a cruel regime. Among them is Mathilde, left with her family secret and a lifetime of mistakes. Sleep—and dreams of her estranged son—are the only respites from her despair... moreBook 3 in the Mages in the Mundane series.A Sorceress suffering from her past. Young couples forced apart. An arrogant Law Officer. A tyrant Mage Lord.Beneath a secret enchanted village in 1770s France, disobedient Mages are cast away in the Glass Dungeon under a cruel regime. Among them is Mathilde, left with her family secret and a lifetime of mistakes. Sleep—and dreams of her estranged son—are the only respites from her despair.Her clever cousin, Armand, leads a motley crew of allies known as 'The Frosted Roses'. The gang dreams up a plot to break into the Dungeon and organize a daring coup d'état.A war between Mages begins. Liberty and freedom will depend on the group's magical gifts, cunning, bravery—and true love.The Frosted Roses is the final installment of the Mages in the Mundane trilogy, filled with 18th-century French charm, magic, redemption, and romance. less