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The Spellshop

by Sarah Beth Durst

<p><b>AN INSTANT <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i>, <i>USA TODAY</i> AND INDIE BESTSELLER!</b><br><b>A #1 LibraryReads pick!<br>An Indie Next pick!</b><br><br><b>DELUXE EDITION—a gorgeous hardcover edition featuring beautiful lavender sprayed edges! </b><br><br><b><i>The Spellshop</i> is Sarah Beth Durst’s romantasy debut</b><b>—</b><b>a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love.</b><br><br>Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she and her assistant, Caz—a magically sentient spider plant—have spent the last decade sequestered among the empire’s most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the city’s elite.<br><br>When a revolution begins and the library goes up in flames, she and Caz flee with all the spellbooks they can carry and head to a remote island Kiela never thought she’d see again: her childhood home. Taking refuge there, Kiela discovers, much to her dismay, a nosy—and very handsome—neighbor who can’t take a hint and keeps showing up day after day to make sure she’s fed and to help fix up her new home.<br><br>In need of income, Kiela identifies something that even the bakery in town doesn’t have: jam. With the help of an old recipe book her parents left her and a bit of illegal magic, her cottage garden is soon covered in ripe berries.<br><br>But magic can do more than make life a little sweeter, so Kiela risks the consequences of using unsanctioned spells and opens the island’s first-ever and much needed secret spellshop.<br><br>Like a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic, <i>The Spellshop</i> will heal your heart and feed your soul.</p>

RomanceRomantasyRomantic Comedy
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Rites of the Starling

by Devney Perry

<p><b>Don't miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last.</b> This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run in the U.S. and Canada only, a must-have for any book lover.<br><br>The sequel to Devney Perry's #1 <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling SHIELD OF SPARROWS, a swoon-worthy romantic fantasy filled with legends and monsters, is <i>The Witcher</i> meets <i>Cinderella</i>.</p>

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Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter

by Heather Fawcett

<b>A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montréal turns to a grouchy but charming magician to help save her shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy from the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series.<br><br>“Absolutely magnificent! Full of cats and magic, this is the kind of book you want to instantly reread. I loved every character, every cat, and every moment with all my heart!”—Sarah Beth Durst, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Spellshop</i></b><br><br>Agnes Aubert leads a meticulously organized life, and she likes it that way. As the proudly type-A manager of a cat rescue charity, she has devoted her life to finding forever homes for stray cats.<br><br>Now it’s the shelter that needs a new home. And the only landlord who will rent a space to a cat rescue is a mysterious man called Havelock—who also happens to be the world’s most infamous magician, running an illegal magic shop out of his basement. Havelock is cantankerous and eccentric, but not <i>not</i> handsome, and no, Agnes absolutely does not feel anything but disdain for him. After all, rumors swirl about his shadowy past—including whispers that his dark magic once almost brought about the apocalypse.<br><br>Then one day a glamorous magician comes looking for Havelock, putting the magic shop—and the cat shelter—in jeopardy. To save the shelter, Agnes will have to team up with the magician who nearly ended the world . . . and may now be trying to steal her heart.<br><br>Havelock is everything Agnes thinks she doesn’t need in her life: chaos, mischief, and a little too much adventure. But as she gets to know him, she discovers that he’s more than the dark magician of legend, and that she may be ready for a little intrigue—and romance—in her life. After all, second chances aren’t just for rescue cats. . . .

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Thistlemarsh

by Moorea Corrigan

<b><i>Faeries disappeared over one hundred years ago, as suddenly as slipping through a doorway. It was only the very foolish, or the very determined, who held out hope for their return.<br></i></b><br><b>Welcome to Thistlemarsh—a ramshackle estate where an impoverished orphan and a beguiling Faerie collide in an enchanting novel of love, revenge, and ruin. </b><br><br>In the wake of The Great War, the world is a decidedly unmagical place for Mouse Dunne. She once dreamed of becoming a Faerie anthropologist, but with one telegram, her world shattered. At the Battle of the Somme, her cousin’s body disappeared into the mud, and her brother was left with debilitating shell shock. It was time, she knew, to put aside childish dreams.<br><br>When Mouse receives news that her uncle has left her the Faerie-blessed Thistlemarsh Hall, a dilapidated manor in the English countryside, she must leave her brother’s side and return to her childhood home to claim her birthright. But there is a catch in her uncle’s offer: If Mouse does not rehabilitate the crumbling house in one month’s time, she will forfeit her inheritance and any hope of caring for her brother.<br><br>It quickly becomes clear it’s impossible to repair the manor in the allotted time, until a mysterious Faerie appears with a proposition. He offers to restore Thistlemarsh...for a price. Mouse knows better than to trust a Faerie—especially one so insufferably handsome and arrogant—but she is out of options. There are dark and magical forces at work in the house, and Mouse must confront the ghosts of her past and the secrets of her heart or lose Thistlemarsh, and herself, in the process.

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