Magic of Wyldefen Books in Order

Magic of Wyldefen is, at least for now, centered on Constancy, a fantasy romance set in a magical version of Regency England. The elevator pitch is refreshingly clear: Jane Austen feelings, but with dragons. If you already like Wallace for her mix of historical atmosphere and gentle magic, this is one of the easiest entries into her work.

The story follows Moire Tobin and Captain Oliver Hartford. They fell in love when they were young, were separated, and meet again eight years later in rural Wyldefen. Time has not fixed much. Oliver has come back with money and the practical plan of finding a wife. Moire is exactly the woman he does not want to want again. That emotional setup gives the book its shape, not a murder case or a conspiracy, but old hurt, stubbornness, and the question of whether two people can come back from the choices that once broke them apart.

The rural setting matters here. Wyldefen is not built around city intrigue or frantic danger. It is quieter, more personal, and more interested in memory, regret, and long-held feeling. That makes the dragons feel especially well chosen. They are not just a fantasy flourish tucked into the corners. In Constancy, they sit right in the emotional center of the story, with the power to heal, divide, comfort, or unsettle depending on what the characters are ready to face.

That change in scale is worth knowing if you are coming from Wallace's mystery-heavy series. Magic of Wyldefen is softer in structure and more inward in tone. The tension comes less from solving a puzzle and more from watching two people circle each other, resist what is obvious, and slowly test whether the past has any room left for hope.

This one is quieter, but it still has teeth.

Because there is currently one book, the place to start is simple: start with Constancy. It stands alone well, and it gives a good sense of what this corner of Wallace's catalogue is trying to do. If you want romance first, fantasy second, and a world that feels gently shaped by Austen rather than copied from her, Magic of Wyldefen is a lovely place to land.