'Reading The Honey Witch is like dreaming in a fragrant sunlit garden while bees sing around
you. It's a gorgeous book with a lovely cottagecore ambience and a heart-warming sapphic
romance intertwined with unique magic that enchants the imagination ' India Holton
internationally bestselling author ***THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** The Honey
Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young woman
who doesn't believe in magic arrives on her island sparks fly in this deliciously sweet debut
novel of magic hope and love overcoming all. Twenty-one-year-old Marigold Claude has always
preferred the company of the spirits of the meadow to any of the suitors who've tried to woo
her. So when her grandmother whisks her away to the family cottage on the tiny Isle of
Innisfree with an offer to train her as the next Honey Witch she accepts immediately. But her
newfound magic and independence come with a price: No one can fall in love with the Honey
Witch. When Lottie Burke a notoriously grumpy skeptic who doesn't believe in magic shows up
on her doorstep Marigold can't resist the challenge to prove to her that magic is real. But
soon Marigold begins to care for Lottie in ways she never expected. And when darker magic
awakens and threatens to destroy her home she must fight for much more than her new home-at
the risk of losing her magic and her heart.. A delicious debut that combines the swoon-worthy
romance of Bridgerton and the whimsical sorcery of Practical Magic with a dash of The Secret
Life of Bees thrown in for good fun. Praise for The Honey Witch : 'As effervescent as a
bottle of sparkling mead The Honey Witch charms with every sentence. Shields writes with a
fierce uncynical honesty that will have you believing in soulmates uncovering magic
everywhere and embracing your own wildness' S.T. Gibson author of An Education in Malice '
The Honey Witch is a sweet feast brimming with whimsy magic and tender longing. . .
sugar-glazed and heart warming and thoroughly enjoyable' Rachel Gillig author of One Dark
Window 'As sweet and warm as honeyed tea. Shields' debut deftly explores love loss and
loneliness-and the joy of seeing magic in all things however small. With charming characters
and a lush setting The Honey Witch will delight fans of cosy fantasy' Allison Saft author of
A Far Wilder Magic 'Gorgeously lyrical and utterly addicting' Rebecca Thorne author of
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea 'Enchanting whimsical and firmly rooted in finding
yourself after loss this novel will break your heart and then soothe it with magic honey. Pour
yourself a cup of tea drizzle in some local honey and let this decadent book transport you'
Breanne Randall author of The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic ' T he Honey
Witch will charm you with its setting and its love for all things natural - especially bees!
This tale of a young witch dealing with a curse and a battle between dark magic and light with
her romance in the balance is one all fans of witches and folk magic will love' Louisa Morgan
author of The Secret History of Witches 'Shields has written a cosy confection of a
book-full of whimsy spice and heart. The Honey Witch is an ode to love and just how sweet it
can be' Maiga Doocy author of Sorcery and Small Magics 'For anyone who has ever known what
the mundane world wants them to be isn't possible or even desirable The Honey Witch takes a
luminous divergent path' Willa Reece author of Wildwood Magic
