Entertainment Weekly exclusively debuts the cover and an excerpt of Maxym M. Martineau's gothic romantasy, 'House of Blight'.
with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies,, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books. The author of EW's quarterly romance review column, "Hot Stuff," Maureen holds Master's degrees from both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Her debut novel,At least, not on the page anyway.
Slowly, I raised my chin. He was beautiful—all Evers were—but he exuded a sense of regality that demanded adoration. Effortlessly wavy, oak-brown locks fell to his shoulders and framed his square jaw. Keen green eyes framed by thick lashes watched me intently. As if the sun had decided freckles were simply too mundane for someone like him, his skin seemed to be effused with golden flecks.
Beside the table, Lysa rolled her lower lip into her mouth as her gaze bounced from him to me. My slight hadn’t gone unnoticed. The folks who’d gathered close to eavesdrop all stilled. If he left market without purchasing anything due to my words, I’d never hear the end of it. “Are you in need of anything specific?” I studied the smooth planes of his face, free of wrinkles or scars. There were no bags beneath his eyes, no sag to his shoulders or hitch to his breath. Like all Evers, he was completely healthy.
A glimmer of shock temporarily coursed through his features, and then he let out a long sigh. “Rowena was a dear friend of mine. She was helping me with some ground-breaking work, even documenting the scope of her abilities in the hopes her magic could continue to help others after she passed. She is no longer with us, which is precisely why I find myself standing before your stall.”
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