The Midnight Bargain

Women cannot be sorceresses. They might have magic, but is not acceptable in society for a woman to be a mage. Their duty is to get married and provide their husbands with children. As soon as they get married, a collar is placed on them that takes their magic away. When they are past child bearing years, the collar can be removed.
Beatrice does not accept this. She plans to learn as much magic as she can in order to escape the collar. She has no desire to be married. She wants to be a mage.

I enjoyed this book, it just didn't blow me away. I loved the characters, especially Beatrice, Ianthe, and Ysbeta. I liked it enough that I would read more in this world.

I received a copy from Edelweiss.