THE MUDPUDDLE MANUAL OF NATURAL MAGIC BY CIARA BLUME

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A cozy romantic fantasy that will delight fans of The Spellshop, Harry Potter and Practical Magic.

A murder, a mystery, and a not-so-overactive imagination…

Eccentric heiress Maida Westabrook treasures her peaceful, “ordinary” life in Californiamorning strolls along the beach, warm evenings by the fire, and losing herself in her beloved library of myths and legends. Yet Maida cant shake the nagging feeling that theres more to her story than shes been led to believe. Strange and inexplicable occurrences have always surrounded her, dismissed as nothing more than her overactive imagination.

When a distant relative mysteriously vanishes, a body is discovered, and Maidas lifelong dream of owning an enchanted bookshop suddenly comes true she realizes her “wild” imagination might not have been so far-fetched after all.

Theres just one hitch: the sentient bookshop has gone into hiding and its up to Maida to coax it back. To claim her inheritance, she must step out of her safe, predictable world and embrace a reality where magic is not only realits woven into the very fabric of everyday life. That handsome neighbor? He might be a shapeshifter. And the barista who runs the local caf? Shes likely brewing more than coffee.

As Maida unravels the secrets of her past, shes forced to rethink everything she once held true. Saving the bookshopand protecting her newfound magical familywill require more courage than she ever thought possible, including risking her heart.

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