The Fairshaw Library

by Austin Ryan

Let the delightful banter between the poor, but irresistible, rogue and the wealthy, sharp-witted Victorian heiress determined to match him beat for beat, pull you into a world brimming with magical powers, British tea, books, and ball gowns.

An edge-of-your-seat cat hunt, a magical library shrouded in mystery, unlimited power and knowledge, and the scoundrel willing to sacrifice it ALL for the woman he loves.

Victorian England, 1848:

When the powerful Fairshaw Master dies, an ancient prophecy promises the title of Fairshaw, and the heiress, Lady Adelaide Fairshaw's, hand in marriage to the man who can find the Fairshaw Cat.
Lady Adelaide doesn't care that society has determined that perfect ladies must obey the wishes of their dead fathers. She has no desire to sit around draped in her starched, black mourning gowns to wait for the man who happens to catch the missing Fairshaw Cat.

But then she meets Frederick Holloway, the opportunistic dock worker determined to pull his sisters out of poverty, by whatever means necessary--including climbing the wall to Lady Fairshaw's window to convince her to help him find the Fairshaw Cat.
Lady Adelaide is determined to hate the brazen scoundrel that refuses to leave her alone.

Soon their verbal sparring leads to love, and she begins to hope against hope that Frederick will be the man who finds the Fairshaw Cat after all.
What happens to these starstruck lovers when he doesn't?

​​​​​​​The Fairshaw Library is a stand-alone, enemies-to-lovers, cozy gaslamp fantasy romance set in a magical, but historically authentic, Victorian England. For fans of regency historical romance, victorian historical romance, clean & wholesome romance, and fantasy romance.

Paperback

Published August 19, 2022

About the author

AUSTIN RYAN was born and raised in Norway, she has no previous experience hunting for magical cats in the English countryside, but after a childhood of desperately longing to be English, she accidentally wrote a novel about a wealthy heiress, a magical library, and the opportunistic dock-worker both author and heroine falls madly in love with. The Fairshaw Library is her second full-length novel.

Austin lives in Connecticut, surrounded by overflowing bookshelves, Christmas lights, and sparkly things.

When she is not editing words for other authors, getting lost in their stories, or writing her own, you can find her on adventures with her very favorite child, painting things that don’t need to be painted, and spending hours down by the ocean.

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Reviews

[Melynne (mels_booknook) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a fun read! I didn’t want to put it down! Loved the setting and the plot was so unique and fun! Loved the banter between Adelaide and Frederick! They were such fun characters and loved how their relationship grew! Such a fun book! Definitely recommend.

Content: fade to black, no details, mild language

Thank you to the author for my early ebook copy! All opinions are my own.

[Vicky Salgado Esquivel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, what can I say? I absolutely loved everything about this book!
Such a beautiful read, packed with magic, romance and even some suspense (the damn cat!).
Austin will easily become one of my favorite authors because her writing is exquisite, she puts in a lot of work to perfect it and the result is just stunning.
This story is filled with her magic, magic that bled into pages and now it’s out for everyone to grab and read!

I’m super proud of you!!

[Maeve · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️3.75⭐️
Randomly found this on hoopla and it was actually just what I was in the mood for! Really sweet romance and characters. Romance really reminded me of a far wilder magic (my favorite book) so that was an unexpected plus! The library setting was super interesting I would have loved to explore that more!

[Karin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has been on my TBR list for a while, and I'm so glad I finally got to read it! I bought it because I love the cover, so I honestly had no idea it was a fantasy/supernatural book.

Let me start by saying how much I appreciate that the author didn't take pages and pages and pages to explain what was going on--she jumped right into the story and dropped enough details along the way to help the reader catch up. I do wish, however, there had been a bit more explanation given on a few aspects of the community to really help me feel grounded in the setting.

Overall, though, it was such a unique concept with sweet relationships between the hero and his family. I appreciate the slightly off-color heroine and the rogue with a tender side hero. While there's magic in the story, it's part of the story and not the sole focus--this really is as much of a romance as it is fantasy.

A fun, easy read.

Rated PG for a few swear words.

[J ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my goodness! How do I even start?? I ADORED this book, and will never stop recommending it, now! You know when you read an amazing book, and you're like, "This book will stay with me forever," that's what this book is for me! I have never read a book remotely close to The Fairshaw Library!

The characters were amazing, the plot was super amazing and unique, the romance was amazing, basically, EVERYTHING WAS AMAZING.

I 100000% recommend this to anyone and everyone, because this book WILL be a classic one day! I have complete faith that TFL will blow up and become the next big fantasy book!

[Jess 🐦🎶 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty decent read if you want a somewhat cheesy romance with a unique magical spin. The story was fairly unique and kept me interested. Some of the descriptions — and the world itself and it’s structure/magic — was a bit confusing, and some parts of the book felt incredibly repetitive. But it was still enjoyable.

[Lindsay Rankin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story

This book had a unique premise and there were interesting twists throughout the story. I would have liked more development for the romance, but the book kept my attention while I was reading it.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m not a huge cat person but honestly the author’s note about “which man found a cat” had me so intrigued!

Can we first talk about the characters names: Adelaide and Frederick? I just loved their development as characters and with each other, some of their back and forth made me laugh.

The story is definitely original and kept me on my toes and was just a great read overall!

I want to thank the author Austin for the ebook and all of the opinions/thoughts above are completely my own!

[Jenny Baldwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Austin's writing grows with each publication & this was no exception. My favorite yet!

From the character development & interactions, to the settings described that just pulled you into the time period, to the emotional the journey the story evokes (you'll laugh out loud, tear up, maybe yell at a character - all the feels)...this one completely pulled me in & I couldn't put it down!

[Austin Ryan]

What if your entire future depended on which man found a cat?
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