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The Polymath's Apprentice: A Lesbian Time-Travel Fantasy Romance
Klingons, Robots, and Shakespeare — oh my!
Maral, trained in death by the Hassassin and tutored in desire by Lucrezia Borgia, lives beneath the weight of she is destined to love the notorious polymath Francesca Diotima and prevent a mistake that could unmake the world. Yet in the hush of a ruined convent library, it is not Francesca she finds, but a stranger from a distant age — a woman whose quicksilver mind and stubborn courage stir dangerous longings.Dr. Theodora Rossman, the world’s foremost expert on Quantum Temporal Dynamics, has spent her life chasing impossible theories and never quite belonging anywhere. Then the Time Stone tears her from the twenty‑first century and casts her into an age of candlelight and swordplay, where danger prowls in every shadow and a beautiful, enigmatic warrior watches her as though she is both miracle and threat.
Theo wants only to solve the mystery of the Stone, before history collapses beneath her feet. Maral wants something she has never dared imagine — freedom, and the bewildering woman she has sworn to protect.
But the Inquisition, the Knights of Sophia, and the undead Leonardo da Vinci all hunt the Time Stone… and the woman they believe to be Francesca Diotima.As enemies close in and Creation itself begins to fray, Theo and Maral must trust one another with secrets — and with their hearts. Together, they may unlock the Stone’s true power… and discover a love which can bend Time to their will.
Maral, trained in death by the Hassassin and tutored in desire by Lucrezia Borgia, lives beneath the weight of she is destined to love the notorious polymath Francesca Diotima and prevent a mistake that could unmake the world. Yet in the hush of a ruined convent library, it is not Francesca she finds, but a stranger from a distant age — a woman whose quicksilver mind and stubborn courage stir dangerous longings.Dr. Theodora Rossman, the world’s foremost expert on Quantum Temporal Dynamics, has spent her life chasing impossible theories and never quite belonging anywhere. Then the Time Stone tears her from the twenty‑first century and casts her into an age of candlelight and swordplay, where danger prowls in every shadow and a beautiful, enigmatic warrior watches her as though she is both miracle and threat.
Theo wants only to solve the mystery of the Stone, before history collapses beneath her feet. Maral wants something she has never dared imagine — freedom, and the bewildering woman she has sworn to protect.
But the Inquisition, the Knights of Sophia, and the undead Leonardo da Vinci all hunt the Time Stone… and the woman they believe to be Francesca Diotima.As enemies close in and Creation itself begins to fray, Theo and Maral must trust one another with secrets — and with their hearts. Together, they may unlock the Stone’s true power… and discover a love which can bend Time to their will.
369 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 30, 2026
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Alex Washoe
19 books41 followersAlex Washoe (they/them) is a nonbinary writer, game designer, and full-time pet parent living in Seattle, WA. In previous incarnations, they have been a bookseller, a wildlife rehab care assistant, a dog walker at a companion animal shelter, a public speaker, an amateur stand-up comedian, and many other less interesting things. Alex is prone to sudden, seemingly random enthusiasms — the list currently includes birdwatching, baking, running, hair dye … and of course writing. Writing is always job one.
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April 5, 2026
Another winner for Washoe!
This is just the latest chapter in the ongoing Washoe-verse (Queerness of Time?) and I loved it. These books follow a satisfyingpattern of twinned sapphic main character and thier advenures with magic stones that is super-engaging.
Make sure you read the previous books in the series! You wont be disappointed
This is just the latest chapter in the ongoing Washoe-verse (Queerness of Time?) and I loved it. These books follow a satisfyingpattern of twinned sapphic main character and thier advenures with magic stones that is super-engaging.
Make sure you read the previous books in the series! You wont be disappointed
April 23, 2026
Very good
Another great addition to the series. Exciting and fast moving. Could do with a bit of editing though. It finished on a cliffhanger. Can’t wait for the next one.
Another great addition to the series. Exciting and fast moving. Could do with a bit of editing though. It finished on a cliffhanger. Can’t wait for the next one.
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