praise for The Secret Service of Tea and Treason
“The Secret Service of Tea and Treason was everything I wanted and everything I didn’t know I needed. No one writes like India Holton—and I have never met a more immersive read! This Victorian rom-com absolutely sparkles! It was tenderly strong, hilariously romantic, and deliciously steamy. A pitch-perfect addition to this fantastical series!”
—Sarah Adams, author of The Cheat Sheet
“Oh my giddy heart! The Secret Service of Tea and Treason is brilliantly bonkers, romping fun—sleuthing shenanigans, explosive action, and most of all, radiant, romantic joy. I adored every page.”
—Chloe Liese, author of Two Wrongs Make a Right
“With moments of high comedy and incredible sweetness, a gazillion more uniquely Holton-esque shenanigans, and a wonderful neurodivergent heroine to boot, The Secret Service of Tea and Treason is joyous, marvelous fun.”
—Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
“The Secret Service of Tea and Treason is a caper of the highest order. If you’ve read India Holton, prepare for more of everything you love: magic, mayhem, literary misquotes, and two misfits falling in love. If you haven’t…hold on to your parachute hat.”
—Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January
“Following up The League of Gentlewomen Witches, one of my favorite romances of all time, was no easy feat, but Holton manages to match its perfection with this exemplary undercover romance.”
—BuzzFeed
“Holton’s trademark wit and prose are present throughout The Secret Service of Tea and Treason, and there is no shortage of sparks between Alice and Bixby. You’ll find yourself laughing out loud and swooning at numerous parts of the story.”
—Paste The League of Gentlewomen Witches
“A brilliant mix of adventure, romance, and Oscar Wildesque absurdity—one of the wittiest, most original rom-coms I have read all year.”
—Evie Dunmore, USA Today bestselling author of Bringing Down the Duke
“There’s no literary experience quite like reading an India Holton book. The League of Gentlewomen Witches is a wild, rollicking, delicious carnival ride of a story, filled with rakish pirates, chaotic witches, flying houses (and bicycles, and pumpkins), delightful banter, and some serious steam. You’ve never read Victorian romance like this before…and it’ll ruin you for everything else.”
—Lana Harper, New York Times bestselling author of Payback’s a Witch
“Fantastical, romantic fun! Sparkling with witty allusions to Shakespeare and Austen, whimsical adventure, and tenderhearted romance, The League of Gentlewomen Witches is a book lover’s dream come true.”
—Chloe Liese, author of the Bergman Brothers series
“Sexy, funny, and utterly charming, The League of Gentlewomen Witches is like a deliciously over-caffeinated historical-romance novel. Not only does Holton treat us to a fiery feminist witch as our heroine and a dashing pirate as our leading man, but she also gives us lyrical prose and crackling banter to enjoy on the side. Buckle up, readers, because this is a ride you won’t want to miss.”
—Lynn Painter, author of Mr. Wrong Number
“What happens when a prim and proper witch crosses paths with a dashing pirate? Flaming chaos and delicious debauchery, of course. The League of Gentlewomen Witches is another wickedly funny romp through this glorious world created by India Holton.”
—Harper St. George, author of The Devil and the Heiress
“When a prickly witch meets her match in a dangerously endearing pirate…the match bursts into flames! India Holton’s joyous, swoony, genre-exploding novel is a marvel, bristling with wit (and weaponry!) and brimming with love. The League of Gentlewomen Witches will steal your heart, fly it to the moon, and return it to your chest, sparking with magic and just in time for tea.”
—Joanna Lowell, author of The Runaway Duchess
“Filled with wit and an intriguing enemies-to-lovers romance. For fans of Jane Austen and Evie Dunmore.”
—LibraryReads
“Holton takes readers on a wild ride through a fun, limitless world, where frivolity and whimsy reign supreme and skilled swordwork and grand displays of magic abound.”
—BookPage
“Clever wordplay, delightful double entendres, and adventurous high jinks will delight fans of smart, witchy romances, including the first in Holton’s Dangerous Damsels series, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels.”
—Booklist The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
“Holton is having as much fun as the English language will permit—the prose shifts constantly from silly to sublime and back, sometimes in the course of a single sentence. And somehow in all the melodrama and jokes and hilariously mangled literary references, there are moments of emotion that cut to the quick—the way a profound traumatic experience can overcome you years later.”
—New York Times Book Review
“This melds the Victorian wit of Sherlock Holmes with the brash adventuring of Indiana Jones…. A sprightly feminist tale that offers everything from an atmospheric Gothic abbey to secret societies.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels is easily the most delightfully bonkers historical-fantasy romance of 2021! Featuring lady pirates in flying houses and gentleman assassins with far too many names, I enjoyed every absorbing moment.”
—Jen DeLuca, author of Well Played
“The most charming, clever, and laugh-out-loud funny book I’ve read all year—it is impossible to read The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels and not fall in love with its lady pirates, flying houses, and swoon-worthy romance. India Holton’s utterly delightful debut is pure joy from start to finish.”
—Martha Waters, author of To Have and to Hoax
“India’s debut is charming, clever, action-packed, with masterful bantering-while-dueling choreography: it reminds me of The Princess Bride, except swoonier and more fantastical. It’s an instant beloved favorite.”
