A spell gone wrong leaves a witch powerless—but opens the door to a new kind of magic.

Paloma has spent a decade as a witch’s apprentice, dedicating herself completely to the craft of spell casting. But even with her whole future planned, all it takes is one sneeze to send a spell awry, extinguishing her magic completely. Paloma’s distraught: Without her powers, can she even call herself a witch?

At the gentle urging of her mentor, Paloma returns home to verdant, magical Marigold Island. There, she launches By the Broom, a successful courier service, and finds community in a house of other Queer misfit witches and their familiars—including a straw hat–wearing raccoon named Nori. Still, the ache of losing her powers—and her sense of self—lingers. Even a flirtation with Liss, the charming café owner whose chocolate chip cookies are literally enchanted to feel like a hug, can’t quiet her grief. As she zooms around making deliveries, she can’t ignore the blight creeping across the island—or the feeling that Marigold’s magic is fading too.

Paloma’s used to solving problems on her own. Can she learn to accept her limitations and trust her new housemates to help her save the island they all love before it’s lost to them forever?

Publication

US: Bindery Books (Ezeekat Press)