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NATIONAL BESTSELLER A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far northin this incredibly fun journeythrough fae lands and dark magic NPRthe start of aheartwarming and enchantingnew fantasyseries

A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magicSangu Mandanna author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

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Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the worlds first encyclopaedia of faerie lore But Emily Wilde is not good at peopleShe could never make small talk at a partyor even get invited to one And she prefers the company of her books her dog Shadow and the Fair Folk to other people

So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik Emily has no intention of befriending the gruff townsfolk Nor does she care to spend time with another new arrival her dashing and insufferably handsome academic rival Wendell Bambleby who manages to charm the townsfolk muddle Emilys research and utterly confound and frustrate her

But as Emily gets closer and closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Onesthe most elusive of all faerieslurking in the shadowy forest outside the town she also finds herself on the trail of another mystery Who is Wendell Bambleby and what does he really want To find the answer shell have to unlock the greatest mystery of allher own heart

Book One of the Emily Wilde Series

Dont miss any of Heather FawcettscharmingEmily Wilde series
EMILY WILDES ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES EMILY WILDES MAP OF THE OTHERLANDS EMILY WILDES COMPENDIUM OF LOST TALES