'FULL OF ADVENTURE, LOVE AND WONDER!' SARAH BETH DURST
'A GORGEOUS ADVENTURE' M. A. KUZNIAR

What if life wasn't always rainbows and unicorns?

Frida always wanted to be a zookeeper at the London Extraordinary Zoo, caring for endangered magical creatures. And while the LEZ's unicorns and ghost lynxes are incredible, she can't wait to meet the zoo's newest resident: a baby dragon. His enclosure is perfect, his food is prepped, and everyone is ready for anything.

Well, maybe not anything. They're definitely not ready for the magical storm that arrives with the dragon; a storm that releases a powerful (and extremely gorgeous) tree fairy, who casts a sleeping spell over the zoo and everyone in it. Everyone except for Frida.

Saving the LEZ seems like an impossible task, but Frida knows that nothing is impossible. Her quest takes her on a wild adventure into the past, where she realises there are more important things worth saving than the zoo . . .

Perfect for fans of The Spellshop, The Heart and the Hawthorn is a queer love story about following your heart and what's possible when you realise that every single creature deserves a voice.

PRAISE FOR THE HEART AND THE HAWTHORN
'You know these books that resonate with your whole soul? The Heart and the Hawthorn is one of these for me'
'This book equally spoke to my inner vet (and behaviourist) and to my inner child'
'This was a warm, joyful and hopeful read and whilst some paragraphs emotionally devastated me, I ended up loving it'
'I was completely blown away! An amazing read for any fantasy lovers!'
'This was such a fun read that made me smile so much with its joy, heartwarming relationships and enchanting setting'
'A cozy magical story for everyone who loves the books by Sarah Beth Durst'
'A well written, compelling and delightful read'
'A wonderfully hopeful message, celebrates compassion and kindness, and offers a refreshingly queer-normative fantasy world'
'Can you believe that this cozy fantasy with cute covers managed to wring out tears from me three to four times?'
'Cozy and warm from start to finish with the perfect amount of tension. I loved every minute of this book'