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Entwined Duology #1
Entwined
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Expected 10 Mar 26 Three sisters join the hunt for a stolen magical artefact in the start of this Gilded Age fantasy duology.
Ottilie Rushforth hides from the mighty Sorcerer’s Guild as secretary to a has-been detective. She is Entwined – threads of magic run beneath her skin, and the Guild would trap her in service.
But Ottilie has a plan to escape the Guild forever with her estranged fiancé, the enigmatic poet, soldier and smuggler Lewis Illing. All she must do is track down a mysterious artefact, claim the bounty, and leave the city forever. But Ottilie's sisters – Pretoria, a quick-witted sorceress and thief recently emerged from exile, and Madge, a guild mage to the core, appear to make equally unwelcome offers. A new life at the cost of everything she has ever wanted, or prestige and safety in a gilded cage.
With her life on the line, Ottilie must track down the artifact in a city torn apart by prejudice and violence, and choose between the two sides of herself – the fugitive and the Entwined.
Ottilie Rushforth hides from the mighty Sorcerer’s Guild as secretary to a has-been detective. She is Entwined – threads of magic run beneath her skin, and the Guild would trap her in service.
But Ottilie has a plan to escape the Guild forever with her estranged fiancé, the enigmatic poet, soldier and smuggler Lewis Illing. All she must do is track down a mysterious artefact, claim the bounty, and leave the city forever. But Ottilie's sisters – Pretoria, a quick-witted sorceress and thief recently emerged from exile, and Madge, a guild mage to the core, appear to make equally unwelcome offers. A new life at the cost of everything she has ever wanted, or prestige and safety in a gilded cage.
With her life on the line, Ottilie must track down the artifact in a city torn apart by prejudice and violence, and choose between the two sides of herself – the fugitive and the Entwined.
304 pages, Paperback
Expected publication March 10, 2026
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About the author
H.M. Long
11 books1,101 followersHannah (H. M.) Long is a Canadian fantasy author. She inhabits a ramshackle cabin in Ontario with her family, but she can often be spotted snooping about museums or wandering the Alps.
Hannah writes for Titan Books and is the author of the Four Pillars Quartet (Hall of Smoke), the Winter Sea Trilogy (Dark Water Daughter), the Entwined Duology (2026/27), Ashmarked (2027), and more.
For the latest updates, follow Hannah on TikTok (@hmlongbooks), Instagram (@hmlongbooks), and Twitter (@hannah_m_long).
Hannah writes for Titan Books and is the author of the Four Pillars Quartet (Hall of Smoke), the Winter Sea Trilogy (Dark Water Daughter), the Entwined Duology (2026/27), Ashmarked (2027), and more.
For the latest updates, follow Hannah on TikTok (@hmlongbooks), Instagram (@hmlongbooks), and Twitter (@hannah_m_long).
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November 15, 2025
If this is not on your TBR already, you're gonna wanna correct that POSTHASTE.
I smashed through this in three days, and it would have been faster if annoying things like work and sleep hadn't gotten in the way lol.
This has just catapulted itself onto my top reads of 2025 list. If you like Long's writing, Gilded Age stuff, or characters that are badass, charming, and wonderful in the same way as Evie from the first Mummy film, you need to preorder this bad boi immediately.
I smashed through this in three days, and it would have been faster if annoying things like work and sleep hadn't gotten in the way lol.
This has just catapulted itself onto my top reads of 2025 list. If you like Long's writing, Gilded Age stuff, or characters that are badass, charming, and wonderful in the same way as Evie from the first Mummy film, you need to preorder this bad boi immediately.
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December 5, 2025Denied? I have never been denied for one of her books. I am shook.
ARC: Requested, and now we play the waiting game. This woman's books are my go to. I will ride or die for her books.
ARC: Requested, and now we play the waiting game. This woman's books are my go to. I will ride or die for her books.
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December 15, 2025Gilded Age Fantasy by H. M. Long? When can I preorder?!?!
December 29, 2025
A little unsure what I want to give this. 3.75 I think?
The magic system in this book was fun, but I also never felt like I had a good grasp on it. I never fully understood what the FMCs abilities were, nor anyone else’s. Perhaps that was the point so as to keep the reader guessing, but it just felt a little vague and confusing to me.
I enjoyed the dynamic between our FMC, Ottilie and her sisters as well as the love triangle between Ottilie, Harden, and Lewis. 🤭 The banter between the FMC and most any character she crossed paths with was delightfully snippy without being too much.
I think this set of characters and their story has a promising future; one that I will be following, no doubt. It’s just that the plot always made me feel like it was right on the cusp of getting really good, but it never quite got there. At least not until the very, very end. And even with how much better the ending was, I still found myself wanting more out of it.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read the advanced digital copy.
The magic system in this book was fun, but I also never felt like I had a good grasp on it. I never fully understood what the FMCs abilities were, nor anyone else’s. Perhaps that was the point so as to keep the reader guessing, but it just felt a little vague and confusing to me.
I enjoyed the dynamic between our FMC, Ottilie and her sisters as well as the love triangle between Ottilie, Harden, and Lewis. 🤭 The banter between the FMC and most any character she crossed paths with was delightfully snippy without being too much.
I think this set of characters and their story has a promising future; one that I will be following, no doubt. It’s just that the plot always made me feel like it was right on the cusp of getting really good, but it never quite got there. At least not until the very, very end. And even with how much better the ending was, I still found myself wanting more out of it.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read the advanced digital copy.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This is fun with neat world building and a cool magic system, but the whole plot is the main character Ottilie getting kidnapped, waking up in a strange and/or bad place, escaping, running, rinse and repeat.
It was the world building that kept me reading to the end. I love the Gilded Age setting and different castes of Entwined.
I wish all the characters and their relationships were explored more, especially between the sisters. Ottilie waxed far too much about her psuedo fiance, and there was a bit of a love triangle too.
All in all, 3.5 stars, rounded down. Thank you to Titan Books and Netgalley for the ARC.
It was the world building that kept me reading to the end. I love the Gilded Age setting and different castes of Entwined.
I wish all the characters and their relationships were explored more, especially between the sisters. Ottilie waxed far too much about her psuedo fiance, and there was a bit of a love triangle too.
All in all, 3.5 stars, rounded down. Thank you to Titan Books and Netgalley for the ARC.
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December 11, 2025Shades of Divine Rivals in some ways. I like the world being built here, I think the writing could have done with more editing, and I don’t think this is all it could have been but I think I’ll likely pick up the sequel anyway.
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February 17, 2024YES PLZ
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