A cat shelter in 1920s Montréal has to move, and only one landlord will have it. Heather Fawcett's cozy fantasy sends Agnes to an infamous magician with a dark reputation.

Readical Key Points

• Cozy historical fantasy with a romance, set in 1920s Montréal
• A New York Times bestseller, according to the publisher
• Starred reviews from Booklist and Library Journal; also reviewed in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews
• Hardcover, 368 pages, Del Rey Books, 2026

Agnes Aubert manages a cat rescue charity with type-A precision and has spent her life placing strays in permanent homes. The one landlord willing to take the shelter is Havelock, a cantankerous magician who sells magic illegally from his basement and is rumored to have nearly caused the apocalypse. When a glamorous magician arrives on his trail, both the shop and the shelter are in danger, and Agnes has to join forces with the man she insists she can barely tolerate.

Fawcett also wrote the Emily Wilde series, and this novel suits readers of cozy fantasy, historical settings and romance between opposites, with a shelter full of cats at the center. Agnes went looking for a building. She did not plan on the landlord.

About the Author

Heather Fawcett wrote the Hugo Award-nominated Emily Wilde series, is a New York Times bestselling author, and has published several books for younger readers, among them Ember and the Ice Dragons and A Galaxy of Whales. She studied archaeology as an undergraduate and holds a master's in English literature.

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