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A Volatile Woman

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Learning sorcery from a grandfather who hates her is a small price to pay for Florna to avoid an arranged marriage with a foreign warlord. But when a back-alley mugging strips her of her ability to learn new magic, she has to start guarding an ever-growing number of secrets to protect her freedom.

The mysterious art of alchemy is Florna's only hope at dealing with familial pressure, a cut-throat social scene, and a crime boss with a personal vendetta. Will alchemy give Florna the independen...