Stay for a Spell

‘Coombe has the Diana Wynne Jones knack … at the start it’s playfully comic; by the end it’s bittersweet and utterly gorgeous’ —The New York Times

‘Hot chocolate for the heart … [i]f you’re in the mood to be charmed, entertained, and joyously amused, then this is the perfect book for you!’ —India Holton, bestselling author of The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels

‘Absolutely cozy and positively delightful, this book will warm your heart and soothe your soul … I loved it!’ —Sarah Beth Durst, bestselling author of The Spellshop

‘A delightfully whimsical read … suggests that the secret to happiness really can be found in your local bookstore (with a devilishly handsome pirate to boot)’ —Jenna Levine, bestselling author of My Roommate is a Vampire

‘This book was a daydream, a bonbon, a joy … Five sparkling stars!’ —Brigitte Knightly, author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy

’A delightfully cozy and romantic escape’ —Stephanie Burgis, author of Wooing the Witch Queen

‘A magical novel filled to the brim with warmth and joy’ —Patrick Ness, award-winning author of The Knife of Never Letting Go

‘Get ready to fall for your new favorite cozy fantasy’ —Kirkus (starred review)

‘A grown-up novel that captures the magic, wit, and warmth of the princess stories I adored as a child’ —Sylvie Cathrall, author of A Letter to the Luminous Deep

‘A charming and warm-hearted fairy tale for anyone who’s ever thought a bookshop feels like home’ —M. Stevenson, author of Behooved

‘Utterly delightful, ridiculously charming and effortlessly compelling’ —Claire North, author of The Sudden Appearance of Hope

‘Amy Coombe has captured in book form that fuzzy feeling of sitting by a hearth with a cup of something hot, the comfortable weight of a cat on one’s lap, and, of course, a dashingly good book at one’s fingertips’ —Marianne Gordon, author of The Gilded Crown

‘A delightfully heart-warming bookish fairy tale that enchanted me from start to finish’ —Nadia El-Fassi, author of Best Hex Ever

Amy Coombe grew up in California and lived all over the US before moving to the UK, where she puts her degrees in law and modern history to good use by doing something else entirely. She lives in London with her family and three cats. Stay for a Spell is her first novel.

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