ike a Hallmark rom-com filled with mythical creatures, this cottagecore fantasy follows an unexpected journey through the low-stakes market of illegal spell-selling and the high-risk business of starting over. Sarah Beth Durst is the "hidden gem of the fantasy world" (Book Riot) and this is her first foray into romantasy.
A gorgeous hardcover edition featuring lavender sprayed edges!Ā The SpellshopĀ is Sarah Beth Durstās romantasy debutāa 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, Cazāa magically sentient spider plantāhave spent the last decade sequestered among the empireās most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the cityās 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 sheād see again: her childhood home. Taking refuge there, Kiela discovers, much to her dismay, a nosyāand very handsomeāneighbor who canāt take a hint and keeps showing up day after day to make sure sheās fed and to help fix up her new home.
In need of income, Kiela identifies something that even the bakery in town doesnāt 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 islandās first-ever and much needed secret spellshop.
Like a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic,Ā The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul.
