Complementary
In 1910, Elizabeth Mason is assigned to investigate a curious magical influence at an artists colony on the coast of Norfolk. Working together with Rosemary Ditson, the midwife who spotted the oddness, they have to navigate the dynamics of the community, figure out what's happening, and make sure a baby's born alive and well.
Rosemary Ditson (main)
Richard Edgarton (secondary)
Also: various artists and people who claim to be artists.
Content notes for Complementary (click to read)
Lesbian (f/f) romance. Includes a main character who is neurodiverse (ADHD, though she doesn’t have the words for that) and who is of Malaysian, Dutch, and English ancestry and visibly brown. A significant character treats a long-term partner badly, including gaslighting. Includes a late-term pregnancy and off-screen healthy birth of a baby. No on-page sex. Only one bed trope.
Notable people
Elizabeth Mason (main)Rosemary Ditson (main)
Richard Edgarton (secondary)
Also: various artists and people who claim to be artists.
Related books
The Research and the Penelopes page gathers all the books about the Penelopes in one place. Mason and Witt also play a key role in Three Tales of Gabe and Rathna, an extra for The Fossil Door.
