‘ABSOLUTE PERFECTION’ SARAH BETH DURST

With a village of loveable, quirky characters, catdragons, enchanted magical items and a sweet sapphic romance, The Keeper of Magical Things is a heart-warming, cosy fantasy perfect for fans of Legends and Lattes, The Spellshop and TJ Klune. Certainty Bulrush wants to be useful – to the Guild of Mages, to the brother who depends on her, and to anyone else she can help. Unfortunately, her tepid magic hasn’t proven much use to anyone.

So when Certainty is offered the chance to earn her magehood, she jumps on it. Never mind that the assignment is to transport minor artefacts to the dull, unmagical village of Shpelling, or that it involves working with Mage Aurelia, a brilliant, unfairly attractive overachiever who’s managed to alienate everyone around her. In Shpelling, the two must deal with testy villagers, an unruly catdragon, and their growing attraction to each other, while avoiding any incidents that could further damage the Guild’s testy relationship with the kingdom’s citizens.

But magic is fickle – sooner or later, it is bound to spell trouble . . .

The Keeper of Magical Things is a cosy fantasy with an achingly sweet sapphic romance in which two mages are brought together to restore a village down on its luck from Sunday Times bestselling author Julie Leong. READERS LOVE THE KEEPER OF MAGICAL THINGS’Everything is vivid, complete, and alive’ ‘This is a must read for fans of Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea, Legends and Lattes, Cursed Cocktails and The Spellshop’ ‘A gorgeous story full of magic and felt like a warm hug’ ‘Delightfully charming’ ‘Slow and sweet and absolutely everything I wanted it to be!’ ‘This novel is a quintessential autumn read-ideal for those seeking solace, enchantment, and a celebration of love in all its forms.’