The brand-new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Lucy Jane Wood, available to pre-order now!

Sage Hemlock has no interest in embracing her witchy side. Magic has betrayed her before, bringing nothing but heartache, and she will not let something so foolish happen again.

Instead, Sage has thrown herself into her work and studies, running the local museum and largely preferring the company of her library and her cat to other humans. Her one goal is to fly under the coven’s radar so that she can finally shed her blasted powers forever.

But when a strange historical book accidentally triggers a curse, Sage’s quiet, small-town life is suddenly overrun and magic is running rife. A beanstalk grows in her garden, and her friend and co-worker Casimir starts to look an awful lot like a handsome prince. Fairy tales are coming true . . .

Now, with the threat of the coven on her tail, Sage must confront the magic she’s always denied to solve the mysteries of the book and save everyone she’s come to love from being lost to a fairy tale forever. The question is, can she finally learn to be her own happily ever after?


Everyone is falling under Lucy Jane Wood’s spell . . .

‘Beautifully crafted, sparkling with autumn magic’ Beth O’Leary

‘Pure, cosy joy’ Sangu Mandanna

‘Full of characters you’ll cheer for’ Sarah Beth Durst

‘A book to be savoured while curled up with a hot beverage and a sweet treat’ Jenna Levine

‘The novel equivalent of Gilmore Girls . . . Just add a spiced latte’ Stylist

‘The book to read to get into the cosy mood just in time for autumn’ Mirror

‘A warm and witchy delight’ Julie Leong

‘A mug of hot chocolate in book form’ Libby Page

‘The perfect cosy fantasy novel!’ Beth Reekles