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The Enchanted Greenhouse (The Spellshop) by Sarah Beth Durst

The Enchanted Greenhouse (The Spellshop)

by Sarah Beth Durst

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  • Jul 2025, 384 pages
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New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst invites you to her new standalone novel set in the world of The Spellshop! Follow her to The Enchanted Greenhouse, a cozy fantasy nestled on a faraway island brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes, and honeyed love.

Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a sentient spider plant. As punishment, she was turned into a wooden statue and hidden away.

This should have been the end of her story… but one day, Terlu wakes in the cold of winter on a nearly-deserted island full of hundreds of magical greenhouses. She's starving and freezing, and the only other human on the island is a grumpy gardener. To Terlu's surprise, he offers her a warm refuge―until she's ready to sail home.

But Terlu doesn't want to leave, and as she grows closer with the unwittingly charming gardener, Yarrow, she learns that the magic that sustains the greenhouses is failing. Terlu knows she must help, even if that means breaking the law again.

This time, though, she isn't alone. Assisted by Yarrow and a sentient rose, Terlu must unravel the secrets of a long-dead sorcerer to save the island―and have a fresh chance at happiness and love.

Funny, kind, and forgiving, The Enchanted Greenhouse is a story about giving second chances―to others and to yourself.

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"A beautiful, profoundly hopeful love letter to the magic of community." ―Sangu Mandanna, bestselling author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

"The perfect comfort-read to sink into! ―Stephanie Burgis, author of Wooing the Witch Queen

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Sarah Beth Durst

Sarah Beth Durst is the New York Times bestselling author of over thirty books for kids, teens, and adults, including cozy fantasy The Spellshop. She's been awarded the American Library Association Alex Award, the Libby Book Award for Best Fantasy, and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. Several of her books have been optioned for film/television, including Drink Slay Love, which was made into a TV movie and was a question on Jeopardy! She lives in Stony Brook, New York, with her husband, her children, and her ill-mannered cat.

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