{"product_id":"letters-from-the-last-apothecary-tressport-magic-book-1-9798318602054","title":"Letters from the Last Apothecary (Tressport Magic, Book 1) [Behzadi, Bita]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eBita Behzadi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMILY WILDE meets DIVINE RIVALS in this debut cozy historical romantic fantasy about a grumpy apothecarist, the whirlwind woman who comes to save his shop, and the letters that secretly unite them. \u003ci\u003eYou've Got Mail \u003c\/i\u003ewith a magical twist!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNestled between steel skyscrapers lies a small shop stocked with old magic and experimental elixirs. This cozy historical romantic fantasy debut is a tale of mistaken identity, reluctant partnership, and the quiet, transformative magic of being truly seen--on and off the page.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJosephine Pinova doesn't believe in fate. Yet, it must be fate when she walks into one of the last magical apothecaries in the city and they offer her a job after she's just been fired. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStruggling against a tide of anti-magic sentiment amidst the city's rapid industrialization, the shop is slated to close in six short months unless Josie can save it. Luckily, she's no stranger to impossible odd--she's applying to study magic at the local university, something women are typically excluded from--even as the shop's prickly apothecarist, Aufidius Reid, seems determined to dislike her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReid finds her unbearably insistent. She finds him infuriatingly uptight--nothing like the sensitive scholar Josie has been exchanging anonymous letters with as they study together for entrance to a graduate magic program. A scholar who just so happens to be Reid himself, unbeknownst to either of them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLetter by letter, they fall in love. But at work, Josie and Reid clash constantly about the direction of the business. As pressure rises, they discover the threat to the shop is more dangerous than they could have ever imagined, and working together to save it might be their only chance at true purpose, and at each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798318602054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBita Behzadi \u003c\/b\u003ewrites fantasy novels of all kinds, though she's always sure to include a little sadness in a comedy and a little humor in a tragedy. She possesses a conditionally useful engineering degree from The University of California, Berkeley, and a love of analytically sampling sweet treats. Visit her online at BitaBehzadi.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45018520289456,"sku":"9798318602054b","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_71d5b119-6463-4176-b68f-e5515dab59e9.jpg?v=1773968322","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/letters-from-the-last-apothecary-tressport-magic-book-1-9798318602054","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}