Some magic refuses to stay hidden. And some stories refuse to wait.
Jemma has spent years concealing who she really is in a world that would rather she did not exist. She knits enchanted wraps in secret, tucks tiny faeries into her bag, and practices magic behind drawn shutters with her closest friends. She is smart, capable, and quietly extraordinary. She is also completely out of place.
But when a tiny iridescent dragon lands on her shoulder with an urgent message, everything changes in an instant. Jemma is swept from her ordinary life into a world of cozy bookshops, living forests, ancient ceremonies, and a beloved institution under siege.
As dark forces and dangerous ideologies threaten to tear apart the magical community she has always longed to belong to, Jemma must find a courage she never knew she had. With a grandmother who plans battles from a kitchen table, friends who show up exactly when it matters, and a land that remembers how to fight back, she discovers that belonging to something is the most powerful act of all.
In a world where flying books have opinions and dragons tuck themselves under knitting bags, the oldest magic of all turns out to be knowing exactly where you belong.
Will she find her place in a world worth saving before it is gone for good?
"A beautifully engaging fantasy teeming with dragons, fae, magic, and the importance of family and friendship. A joy to read from beginning to end!" -Julie Boglisch, author of the Elifer Chronicles