THE SPELLSHOP BY SARAH BETH DURST

An Indie Next pick!

A gorgeous hardcover edition featuring lavender sprayed edges!The Spellshopis Sarah Beth Dursts romantasy debuta lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love.

Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she and her assistant, Caza magically sentient spider planthave spent the last decade sequestered among the empires most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the citys elite.

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 shed see again: her childhood home. Taking refuge there, Kiela discovers, much to her dismay, a nosyand very handsomeneighbor who cant take a hint and keeps showing up day after day to make sure shes fed and to help fix up her new home.

In need of income, Kiela identifies something that even the bakery in town doesnt 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.

But magic can do more than make life a little sweeter, so Kiela risks the consequences of using unsanctioned spells and opens the islands first-ever and much needed secret spellshop.

Like a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic,The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul.

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