Sarah Beth Durst

Un bucólico cuento repleto de libros de hechizos robados, amistades inesperadas, azucaradas mermeladas y amores todavía más dulces.A Kiela siempre le ha costado relacionarse con las personas. Por suerte, como bibliotecaria en la Gran Biblioteca de Alyssium, se ha pasado la ultima decada recluida entre los libros de hechizos mas preciados del imperio, preservando su magia para la elite de la ciudad.Cuando estalla una revolucion y la biblioteca se incendia, Kiela huye acompañada de su ayudante Caz, una planta magica sintiente, y con todos los libros de hechizos que son capaces de cargar. Su destino es una isla remota que jamas penso que volveria a ver: el hogar de su infancia. Tras refugiarse en la casa de sus recuerdos, descubre que su vecino es un chismoso (muy atractivo) que no capta las indirectas y que se empecina en visitarla dia tras dia para asegurarse de que tenga comida y ayudarla a arreglar su nuevo hogar.Desesperada por generar ingresos, Kiela descubre algo que ni siquiera la panaderia del pueblo puede ofrecer: mermelada. Con la ayuda de un antiguo recetario de sus padres y un poco de magia, el jardin de la casa no tarda en ser invadido por arbustos cargados de bayas maduras.Pero la magia puede servir para algo mas que endulzar la vida, asi que Kiela decide correr el riesgo que le puede suponer el uso de hechizos y abre la primera tienda de hechizos clandestina.Como un cuento de hadas lleno de criaturas magicas y avivado con bollitos de canela, La tienda de hechizos te curara el corazon y alimentara tu alma.Leer este libro ha sido como estar sentada bajo el sol, observando a las abejas revolotear entre las dedaleras; una novela calida con la que deleitarse. Casi se puede oler la mermelada y oir el oceano. KATHERINE ARDEN, AUTORA DE EL OSO Y EL RUISEÑOR

Un bucólico cuento repleto de libros de hechizos robados, amistades inesperadas, azucaradas mermeladas y amores todavía más dulces.A Kiela siempre le ha costado relacionarse con las personas. Por suerte, como bibliotecaria en la Gran Biblioteca de Alyssium, se ha pasado la ultima decada recluida entre los libros de hechizos mas preciados del imperio, preservando su magia para la elite de la ciudad.Cuando estalla una revolucion y la biblioteca se incendia, Kiela huye acompañada de su ayudante Caz, una planta magica sintiente, y con todos los libros de hechizos que son capaces de cargar. Su destino es una isla remota que jamas penso que volveria a ver: el hogar de su infancia. Tras refugiarse en la casa de sus recuerdos, descubre que su vecino es un chismoso (muy atractivo) que no capta las indirectas y que se empecina en visitarla dia tras dia para asegurarse de que tenga comida y ayudarla a arreglar su nuevo hogar.Desesperada por generar ingresos, Kiela descubre algo que ni siquiera la panaderia del pueblo puede ofrecer: mermelada. Con la ayuda de un antiguo recetario de sus padres y un poco de magia, el jardin de la casa no tarda en ser invadido por arbustos cargados de bayas maduras.Pero la magia puede servir para algo mas que endulzar la vida, asi que Kiela decide correr el riesgo que le puede suponer el uso de hechizos y abre la primera tienda de hechizos clandestina.Como un cuento de hadas lleno de criaturas magicas y avivado con bollitos de canela, La tienda de hechizos te curara el corazon y alimentara tu alma.Leer este libro ha sido como estar sentada bajo el sol, observando a las abejas revolotear entre las dedaleras; una novela calida con la que deleitarse. Casi se puede oler la mermelada y oir el oceano. -KATHERINE ARDEN, AUTORA DE EL OSO Y EL RUISEÑOR

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER A 1 LibraryReads pick An Indie Next pick EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION a gorgeous hardcover edition featuring beautiful lavender sprayed edges The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst s romantasy debut a 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 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 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 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 ri

Une somptueuse fable qui foisonne de livres de sortilèges volés, d'amitiés inattendues, de confitures délectables et d'amours plus délicieuses encore. Une comédie romantique peuplée de créatures myth

Like a rom com filled with mythical creatures The Spellshop is a cottagecore cosy fantasy for fans of Travis Baldree and TJ Klune

What Lily Carter wants most in the world is to attend Princeton University just like her grandfather. When she finally visits the campus, Grandpa surprises her: She has been selected to take the top-secret Legacy Test. Passing means automatic acceptance to Princeton. Sweet! Lilys test is to find the Ivy Key. But what is she looking for? Where does she start? As she searches, Lily is joined by Tye, a cute college boy with orange and black hair who says hes her guard. Thats weird. But things get seriously strange when a gargoyle talks to her. He tells her that there are two Princetonsthe ordinary one and a magical oneand the Key opens the gate between them. But there are more secrets that surround Lily. Worse secrets. When Lily enters the magical Princeton, she uncovers old betrayals and new dangers, and a chance at her dream becomes a fight for her life. Soon Lily is caught in a power struggle between two worlds, with her family at its center. In a place where Knights slay monsters, boys are were-tigers, and dragons might be out for blood, Lily will need all of her ingenuity and courageand a little magicto unite the worlds and unlock the secrets of her past and her future.

Vampire romance takes a snarky turn in this humorous novel, coming soon to TV screens as a Lifetime Original Movie!Pearl is a sixteen-year-old vampirefond of blood, allergic to sunlight, and mostly eviluntil the night a sparkly unicorn stabs her through the heart with his horn. Oops. Her family thinks she was attacked by a vampire hunter (because, obviously, unicorns dont exist), and theyre shocked she survived. Theyre even more shocked when Pearl discovers she can now withstand the sun. But they quickly find a way to make use of her new talent. The Vampire King of New England has chosen Pearls family to host his feast. If Pearl enrolls in high school, she can make lots of human friends and lure them to the Kings feastas the entrees. The only problem? Pearls starting to feel the twinges of a conscience. How can she serve up her new friendsespecially the cute guy who makes her fangs acheto be slaughtered? Then again, shes definitely dead if she lets down her family. Whats a sunlight-loving vamp to do?

Brilliantly riveting. * Thought-provoking and stirring. ** Award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst has been praised for her captivating novels that merge the darkly imagined with very real themes of self-discovery and destiny. In The Lost, well discover just what it means to lose ones way. It was only meant to be a brief detour. But then Lauren finds herself trapped in a town called Lost on the edge of a desert, filled with things abandoned, broken and thrown away. And when she tries to escape, impassible dust storms and something unexplainable lead her back to Lost again and again. The residents she meets there tell her shes going to have to figure out just what shes missingand what shes running frombefore she can leave. So now Laurens on a new search for a purpose and a destiny. And maybe, just maybe, shell be found. Against the backdrop of this desolate and mystical town, Sarah Beth Durst writes an arresting, fantastical novel of one womans impossible journeyand her quest to find her fate. *Booklist, starred review, for Vessel **Kirkus Reviews, starred review, for Vessel

Fans of Cassandra Clare and Julie Kagawa will devour this contemporary fantasy about a teen were-dragon who must steal her first treasure. But a dark discovery during her heist could put her family in incredible danger.In Sky Hawkinss family, leading your first heist is a major milestone--even more so than learning to talk, walk, or do long division. Its a chance to gain power and acceptance within your family, and within society. But stealing your first treasure can be complicated, especially when youre a wyvern--a human capable of turning into a dragon.Embarking on a life of crime is never easy, and Sky discovers secrets about her mother, who recently went missing, the real reason her boyfriend broke up with her, and a valuable jewel that could restore her familys wealth and rank in their community.With a handpicked crew by her side, Sky knows she has everything she needs to complete her first heist, and get her boyfriend and mother back in the process. But then she uncovers a dark truth about were-dragon society--a truth more valuable and dangerous than gold or jewels could ever be.

When the magical world of the Wild takes over Julies town, she must venture deep into the heart of the fairy tale to outsmart wicked witches, feisty giants, and super cute princes in the ultimate quest to save her family. But can an ordinary girl defeat the happily-ever-after?

Beware the Wild?it bites. Ever since Julie Marchen helped defeat the fairytale world of the Wild, life?s been pretty much back to normal. That is, as normal as life can be for a girl whose mom is Rapunzel. Yes, that Rapunzel. Then the Wild mysteriously releases Zel?s prince (Julie?s dad!)?a rescue-minded hero who crashes full-speed ahead into the 21st century! (YOU try teaching a 500-year-old prince to use a seatbelt.) Julie?s over the moon, but when a wicked Fairy Godmother kidnaps Sleeping Beauty and reawakens the Wild, Julie and her dad set off on an action-packed adventure to save the distressed damsel? and the world. If they can?t, they?ll spend eternity in a fairytale.

When Cassie was little she thought her mother had been taken prisoner by trolls because of a deal shed made with the Polar Bear King. Just a fairy tale to soothe a child whose mother had died. But on her eighteenth birthday, the fairy tale comes true when the Polar Bear King comes to take Cassie for his bride. Realizing she has the power to save her mother, Cassie makes her own deal with the bear and finds herself on a journey against time, traveling across the brutal Arctic to the land east of the sun and west of the moon. It is a journey that will teach Cassie the true meaning of love and familyand what it means to become an adult.

Une somptueuse fable cottagecore qui foisonne de livres de sortilèges volés, damitiés inattendues, de confitures délectables et damours plus délicieuses encore. Une comédie romantique peuplée de créa

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This atmospheric fantasy is, from the gripping first line, a fast-paced, thought-provoking, and stirring story of sacrifice (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Liyana has trained her entire life to be the vessel of a goddess. The goddess will inhabit Liyanas body and use magic to bring rain to the desert. But Liyanas goddess never comes. Abandoned by her angry tribe, Liyana expects to die in the desert. Until a boy walks out of the dust in search of her.Korbyn is a god inside his vessel, and a trickster god at that. He tells Liyana that five other gods are missing, and they set off across the desert in search of the other vessels. For the desert tribes cannot survive without the magic of their gods. But the journey is dangerous, even with a gods help. And not everyone is willing to believe the trickster gods tale.The closer she grows to Korbyn, the less Liyana wants to disappear to make way for her goddess. But she has no choice: She must die for her tribe to live. Unless a trickster god can help her to trick fateor a human girl can muster some magic of her own.

Set in a cosy, heartwarming world brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes and honeyed love, The Enchanted Greenhouse is a story about giving second chances to others and to yourself. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop, Sarah Beth Durst. Full of magic, wonder and gentle romance . . . The perfect comfort read Stephanie Burgis, author of Wooing the Witch QueenTerlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely.She cast a spell and created a magically sentient spider plant. As punishment, she is turned into a wooden statue and tucked away into an alcove in the Great Library of Alyssium.When, years later, Terlu wakes up, she finds herself on a nearly deserted island full of hundreds of magical greenhouses. The only other human on the island is a grumpy but surprisingly sweet gardener. He offers Terlu a place to sleep, clean clothes and freshly baked honey cakes at least until shes ready to sail home.But Terlu cant return, and doesnt want to. And when she learns that the magic that sustains the greenhouses is failing causing the death of everything within them Terlu knows she must stay and help. Even if that means breaking the law again.Assisted by the gardener, a sentient rose, and a winged cat, Terlu must uncover the spell that will save the island and possibly also find herself a fresh chance at love and happiness along the way. Funny, kind and forgiving, The Enchanted Greenhouse is the enchanting sequel to The Spellshop. ***As warm as it is whimsical Sangu Mandanna, bestselling author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular WitchesKind, comforting and utterly delightful Julie Leong, bestselling author of The Teller of Small FortunesFull of magic, wonder and gentle romance . . . The perfect comfort read Stephanie Burgis, author of Wooing the Witch QueenA charming cosy fantasy, perfect for the summer The Express

I have read and loved this book so much Lucy Jane Wood, author of RewitchedPerfect for fans of Travis Baldrees Legends and Lattes and TJ Klune, The Spellshop is a cosy fantasy tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams and even sweeter romance.Every home needs a little magic . . .Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. But, as librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she hasnt had to.She and her assistant Caz, a sentient spider plant, have spent most of the last eleven years sequestered among the empires precious spellbooks, protecting the magic for the citys elite. But a revolution is brewing, and when the library goes up in flames Kiela and Caz steal whatever books they can and flee to the faraway island where she grew up. To her dismay, in addition to a nosy and very handsome neighbour, she finds the town in disarray.The empire has slowly been draining power from the island, and now Kiela is determined to make things right. But opening up her own spellshop comes with its own risks the consequence of sharing magic with commoners is death. And as Kiela starts to make a place for herself among the townspeople, she realizes she must break down the walls she has kept so high . . .From award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop is a cottagecore cosy fantasy following a womans unexpected journey through the low-stakes market of illegal spell-selling and the high-risk business of starting over.* * *Readers are in their cottagecore era . . .If you ever played one of those cosy magical farming games and always wished there was a book like it: look no furtherThis book honestly has the sweetest, clumsiest romance I never knew I neededIt has THE MOST ADORABLE magical creaturesI want whatever this is (a cute shop where I sell spells and make jam and a hot man builds me floor to ceiling bookshelves)This was the most heartfelt, wholesome, cosiest and cutest book Ive ever read

Two modern-day kids discover the truth about an American Revolutionary Warera female spy through a treasure-hunt adventure in their hometown of Setauket, New York.With codewords and secret signals perfected, best friends Rachel and Joon are ready to spend their summer practicing spycraftespecially if they can uncover secrets like the one Joons parents have been keeping, that his family is about to move out of town.When eavesdropping leads them to a ring rumored to have belonged to Anna Nancy Smith Strongaccording to local Long Island legend, the only female member of George Washingtons famed Culper Spy Ringthey think theyve hit the jackpot. Then they discover Nancy left a coded message in the ring!Decoding her message leads to another cryptic clue, and then another, and soon Rachel and Joon are racing to decipher a series of puzzles that must surely lead to hidden treasure! But can they solve the final mystery before Joons moving day? And just what did the centuries-old spy hide awayand why? Sarah Beth Dursts skillful blend of Revolutionary War history and suspenseful contemporary storytelling will keep readers guessing to the last satisfying page.Best Friends Adventure: Rachel comes up with the ideas, Joon comes prepared. But when his family announces a move, their teamwork is put to the ultimate test. Historical Mystery: A ring belonging to Anna "Nancy" Smith Strong, a female spy from the American Revolution, holds the first of many cryptic clues. The Culper Spy Ring: Explore the real-life history of George Washingtons spies right in their hometown of Setauket, New York, where legends come to life. A Race Against Time: With Joons moving day looming, the two friends must decipher every secret message and solve the final puzzle before their team is separated for good.

National Velvetwith monsters and a big helping of palace intrigue, Race the Sands ismonstrous (literally), heartwarming, and empowering in equal measure. Anincredibly fun and inspiring read. Katherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the NightingaleIn this epic standalone fantasy, the acclaimed author of the Queens of Renthia series introduces an imaginative new world in which a pair of strong and determined women risk their lives battling injustice, corruption, and deadly enemies in their quest to become monster racing champions.Life, death, and rebirthinBecar, who you are in this life will determine your next life. Yet there ishopeyou can change your destiny with the choices you make. But for the darkestindividuals, there is no redemption: you come back as a kehok, a monster, andare doomed to be a kehok for the rest of time.Unless you can win theRaces.After a celebrated career as an elite kehok rider, Tamrabecame a professional trainer. Then a tragicaccident shattered her confidence, damaged her reputation, and left her nearlybroke. Now, she needs the prize money to prevent the local temple from takingher daughter away from her, and that means she must once again find a winningkehok . . . and a rider willing to trust her.Raia is desperate to getaway from her domineering family and cruel fiance. As a kehok rider, she couldearn enough to buy her freedom. But she needs a first-rate trainer.Impressed by the inexperiencedyoung womans determination, Tamra hires Raia and pairs her with a strange newkehok with the potential to winif he can be tamed.But in this sport, if youforget youre riding on the back of a monster, you die. Tamra and Raia willwork harder than they ever thought possible to win the deadly Becaran Racesandin the process, discover what makes this particular kehok so special.

A group of magical misfit animals learns to appreciate their seemingly useless powersand themselveswhen they work together to thwart a villains attempt to steal their magic.Holly, a grey squirrel, and her animal friends have accepted that they will never be wizards familiars. Though they are each magical, their powers are so offbeatHolly herself can conjure pastries (and only pastries)that no professional magic-worker would choose any of them as a companion for noble quests. So instead of going on adventures, they languish at the Shelter for Rejected Familiars, where they are known as shelterlings.When an old friend appears with a plan for curing the shelterlings defective magic, everyone is on board to help him locate and retrieve the ingredients for a powerful spell. But when they learn that his offer is not what it seems, Holly and the shelterlings must fight to defend their magic, discovering in the process that their unorthodox skills may just be what is needed to save the day.What happens when the powers everyone dismissed as useless become the only thing that can save the day?Misfit Heroes: Meet Holly, a squirrel who can only conjure pastries, and her friendsan owl who turns to stone, a super-fast turtle who cant steer, and a cow whose prophecies are always wrong. Found Family: At the Shelter for Rejected Familiars, a charming group of magical outcasts learns that home isnt a place, but the friends who accept you, weird powers and all. Self-Acceptance: A powerful lesson about embracing who you are, discovering that the quirks that make you different also make you strong. A Heartwarming Adventure: When a friends promise to cure their magic turns out to be a trap, the shelterlings must unite to protect the very powers they once wished away.