The Spellshop

<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>