Book Release for Letters from the Last Apothecary
Join us for the release of this wonderful book!
EMILY WILDE meets DIVINE RIVALS in this debut rivals-to-lovers romantic fantasy about a grumpy apothecarist, the whirlwind woman who comes to save his shop, and the letters that secretly unite them. You’ve Got Mail with a magical twist!
Josie Pinova doesn’t believe in fate—but fate seems determined to prove her wrong . . .
Freshly fired, Josie stumbles into the city’s last magical apothecary, only to be offered a job on the spot. The catch? Struggling against a rising tide of anti-magic sentiment and industrialization, the shop is slated to close in six short months unless she can turn things around with her fresh ideas. But as a woman who has dedicated her life to proving she belongs in the rigorous, male-dominated field of structured magic, Josie is no stranger to impossible odds.
Unfortunately, Aufidius Reid—the shop’s prickly, notoriously uptight apothecarist—finds her impossible. His new co-worker is opinionated, brash, and always one step ahead, leaving him constantly off-balance. Josie, in turn, finds him infuriatingly rigid, nothing like the thoughtful, passionate scholar she’s been anonymously exchanging letters with for months as they both await their acceptance into the city’s prestigious Institute of Magic . . .
A scholar who just so happens to be Reid himself.
Unaware of each other’s true identities, Josie and Reid fall in love letter by letter—while in the shop, they clash at every turn. With the apothecary’s future hanging by a thread and pressure mounting from all sides, they’ll have to work together to save the business. And if they can learn to open their hearts—both on the page and off—they just might discover that fate has been writing their story all along.
This is the first book in a new series set in the magical city of Tressport!
About the Author
Bita Behzadi is a Californian engineer and author, a fantasy fan since first reading The Wizard of Oz as a child. When she’s not writing books, blog posts, or film reviews, she’s usually getting a treat or having a chit-chat on a walk. Visit her online at BitaBehzadi.com.
Advance Praise for Letters from the Last Apothecary
“Behzadi’s debut should enchant lovers of romantic comedies such as You’ve Got Mail, delivering beloved tropes with a fantasy twist.” – Library Journal
"Bita Behzadi has crafted a complex, layered world full of clever characters and a story that smoothly balances between cozy charm and real stakes. Steeped in magic and heartfelt romance, you don't have to be a mage to sense that Letters from the Last Apothecary will hold readers under its spell!" – Emily Krempholtz, USA Today bestselling author of Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore
"An utterly immersive world of clever magic. . . This warm and dazzling debut captures the perfect balance of scholarship and passion, pining and payoff, cozy mornings in an enchanting greenhouse and a mystery with deadly consequences.” – S. A. MacLean, bestselling author of The Phoenix Keeper
“Timely and charming, Letters from the Last Apothecary is a romance that beats with mischief—with clever commentary on the consequences of industrialization. Behzadi’s precise wit goes hand-in-hand with her capacity to craft chemistry.” – Cass Biehn, author of Vesuvius