'A story that's both playful and profound' Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light and Bodies of Magic

'Unique, beguiling, and absolutely irresistible!' Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Spellshop

'Playful and romantic and dark-edged, funny and clever and full of heart' H.G. Parry, author of The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door

'Smart and sexy and altogether irresistible' Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians Trilogy

Cornelia Feyen is missing two things: a lover, and a book. The first she lost in a storm of tears, while the second has yet to be written - and her editor is on her back. Cornelia's only sanctuary is her brother Alfred's medical practice on a small Dutch island, where she plans to wallow in heartbreak.

Alfred is struggling to get the locals into his practice, but Cornelia's gift of breaking curses might just help - you're never too far away from being cursed on an island brimming with fae. Unfortunately for Alfred, Cornelia has moping to do and is not at all keen to unwittingly incur a faerie's wrath by breaking any curses they've cast.

When the pair save governess Josefien from a faerie attack, they become the talk of the town. Suddenly business is booming, and Cornelia seems to have found in Josefien a woman who finally understands her. But Cornelia and Alfred are soon to discover there are consequences to breaking the wrong faerie's curse...

Fall in love with half-fae romance author Cornelia Feyen in this wonderfully romantic, light academia novel full of whimsy, perfect for fans of Heather Fawcett.