Stay for a Spell
A joyful, cosy fantasy romance for anyone who’s ever wished they could live in a bookshop.
One curse, seven princes, and a bookshop that you’ll never want to leave…
Princess Tanadelle of the Widdenmar longs to build a life of her own making. During a royal visit to the cosy town of Little Pepperidge, Tandy’s dream comes true when she finds herself cursed to remain in a run-down bookshop until she finds her heart’s desire.
More than a little thrilled, she hires a new assistant, teenage goth Sasha, and settles into life among the stacks. Despite the infuriatingly handsome pirate, Bash, who keeps showing up at the shop with his good looks and his own curse to figure out, Tandy’s new life might just make her happy.
There are just seven, minor, problems. With her royal duties unfulfilled, the frantic King and Queen send the seven princes of the realms to bestow upon Tandy a kiss, each one hoping to break the curse.
After all, what more could a princess want, than a prince?
A whimsical, heart-warming fantasy romance for fans of The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels, Legends and Lattes and The Princess Bride.
'A delightfully whimsical read, full of moments that are as heartwarming as they are laugh-out-loud funny. Stay for a Spell suggests that the secret to happiness really can be found in your local bookstore (with a devilishly handsome pirate to boot)' —Jenna Levine, USA Today bestselling author of My Roommate is a Vampire -
'Look, if you'd said that cozy could be empowering, whimsy could be sexy and curses could be liberating, I think it would have been fair to laugh in your face. But Stay for a Spell serves up a three-course meal of cozy, whimsy and sexy and then turns round and asks if you'd like a dash of hilarious thrown in for good measure too, and wouldn't you know it, this turns out to be the most delicious literary meal you've had all year. I think it is fair to say that I have a heart like an icicle, and yet by the end even my frozen and embittered soul was getting all wibbly around the edges. This is a book that knows exactly what it's doing, and you know exactly what it's doing, and as a result it is the warmest hug and nicest possible time you're going to have wrapped up in its utterly delightful, ridiculously charming and effortlessly compelling pages.' —Claire North, World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Sudden Appearance of Hope -
'A magical novel filled to the brim with warmth and joy. Honestly, you’ll never want to move out' —Patrick Ness, Award-winning author of The Knife of Never Letting Go -