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!ย The Spellshopย is Sarah Beth Durstโs romantasy debutโa 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, Cazโa magically sentient spider plantโhave spent the last decade sequestered among the empireโs most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the cityโs 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 sheโd see again: her childhood home. Taking refuge there, Kiela discovers, much to her dismay, a nosyโand very handsomeโneighbor who canโt take a hint and keeps showing up day after day to make sure sheโs fed and to help fix up her new home.
In need of income, Kiela identifies something that even the bakery in town doesnโt 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 islandโs first-ever and much needed secret spellshop.
Like a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic,ย The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul.
