Librarian Kiela has spent the last decade sequestered in the Great Library of Alyssium, charged with preserving spell books for the elite magicians of the kingdom. When an uprising burns down the library she’s worked so long to protect, Kiela escapes with a handful of her most prized books and Caz, the sentient spider plant who is also her best friend. With no home or job, and no other options, Kiela flees to the island home that her parents abandoned long ago. With a bit of illegal magic, some recipes that her family left behind, and her intriguing new neighbor, Kiela opens a shop selling jam (and secretly spells) and slowly discovers a newfound family.
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