Headmistress Nox, hired by the scheming school board, is about to turn Three Dragons school back to its Puritan religious roots, and ushers in a hurricane of conflict. She’s Cruella de Vil meets Miranda Priestly, and just so you know, you’re all fired.

She’s a total character who should have her own walk on music, and while some might find her extreme “villainous” nature off-putting, I personally think her entrance is where the book hits its stride. A closeted math teacher at a conservative girls’ boarding school, her life up until this point has been cautiously lived, until a spontaneous one night stand with a beautiful woman in New York City brings it to a record scratch interruption.Įnter Magdalene Nox. Sam Threadneedle is our protagonist and a bit of an underdog. I should mention that in the first few chapters I struggled to reconcile the language and cadence used by the characters, which read to me as British English, with the locale. Our story takes place in the modern world, on a small island off the coast of Massachusetts. But even then there will be a few surprises waiting for you. (Ahem, as in, “yes, mistress.”) You may even approach the truth, and expect this to be a straightforward romance with a thawing ice queen and a bit of an age gap.

You may assume a book called The Headmistress will be a kinkcentric read. You may think a book involving Three Dragons Academy is set in a fantasy world and might contain, well, dragons. The first thing you should know before you start The Headmistress is not to make assumptions.

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