Free Audio Book : The Familiar, By Leigh Bardugo

In a dilapidated house, on a run-down street, in the newly established capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado employs bits of magic to endure her days of ceaseless labor as a kitchen maid. But when her cunning mistress discovers the seemingly insignificant servant hiding in the kitchen is actually concealing a knack for minor miracles, she insists Luzia use those talents to elevate the family’s social standing.

What starts as mere entertainment for the aristocracy takes a dangerous turn when Luzia attracts the attention of Antonio Pérez, the disgraced secretary to Spain’s king. Still recovering from the defeat of his fleet, the king is desperate for any edge in the war against England’s heretical queen—and Pérez will go to any lengths to regain the king’s favor.

Resolved to grasp this one opportunity to improve her circumstances, Luzia dives into a world of visionaries and alchemists, saints and swindlers, where the boundaries between magic, science, and deception are always blurred. But as her fame increases, so does the risk that her Jewish heritage will condemn her to the Inquisition’s fury. She will have to employ every ounce of her intelligence and determination to survive—even if that means seeking the assistance of Guillén Santángel, a resentful immortal familiar whose own secrets could prove fatal for them both.