Binding the Cuckoo

1899: A fay grifter seeks fortune and security.
Love was never the plan.
In the late Victorian era, a technological marvel allows scientists to open rifts into the realms of legend. Powerful creatures, weakened and stripped of their memories, are brought to serve the whims of the wealthy elite...
Hare, a young woman with a mythical secret finds herself trapped, facing an unenviable future.
When an equally desperate schoolmistress, Miss Anne Bonningham offers her a chance at freedom, they embark on a daring plan. Disguised as "Miss Edwina Walker," Hare navigates the treacherous waters of London high society, solely focused on securing a marriage and escaping her past.
However, amidst the glittering balls and intricate social games, as hidden agendas surface and a vengeful figure from her past threatens to expose her true identity, Hare must make a choice: embrace a life of comfort and security or choose freedom and a love that could shatter the very foundation of her world.

Gabriela Houston is a Polish artist and Writer. She came to the UK at 19 to follow her passion for literature and she completed her undergraduate and Masters degrees at Royal Holloway, University of London. After her studies she worked in publishing for a few years. She now lives with her family in Harrow, where she pursues her life-long passion for making stuff up. She is the author of two Slavic-folklore-inspired novels for adults THE SECOND BELL and THE BONE ROOTS (both out from Angry Robot Books) and of a Slavic-Inspired upper MG duology (ages 9+), THE WIND CHILD, and THE STORM CHILD (Uclan Publishing). Most recently she ran a successful Kickstarter campaign for a world-folklore-inspired anthology WHISPERS IN THE EARTH, which she edited, illustrated and contributed to, alongside 19 other writers. She's also the host of a YouTube channel, The Gabriela Houston Project: Storytelling in All its Forms, where she interviews writers, artists, researchers, scientists, historians and more about how they use storytelling in their lives and professions.