## Be Part of the Magic Tomorrow!✨ Hello loves! **Tomorrow is the big day, can you believe it? _Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife_ officially releases!** Deston and I are so grateful for all your support this year as we put out this story. Your input and encouragement along the way has not only sustained our hearts, but pushed us to release the best version of this book we possibly can. I believe in this story and I truly can't wait to get it into your hands! If you'll permit us, we have one more ask as we look to release day. We'd love your help in making this celebration extra special. Here are three ways you can spread the love: **Share the Joy** – Snap a photo of your book. Share any posts myself, Deston, or Bindery puts up to your own stories/socials. Tag friends who might enjoy it. 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His comment section can sometimes feel really disheartening, so let's flood it with LIGHT. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for being part of this cozy, bookish community. Watching how this space has grown and evolved over the past year has been a GIFT. YOU ARE A GIFT and you make all the difference. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. With love, Meg I'm here to spread the love! Here's how: * * * I'll share the book with a friend! I'll share a social post! I'll send Deston some love! Count me in for all of the above *12 books* **MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS** - Free - $5/mo - $12/mo Shire Sprout Exclusive advance digital copies of original Cozy Quill books \+ 8 more exclusive benefits * * * **JANUARY: _THE MAID & THE CROCODILE_** In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, Small Sade needs a job - preferably as a maid, with employers who don't mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot. But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful being known only as the Crocodile, a god rumoured to devour pretty girls. Small Sade entrances the Crocodile with her ability to alter people's fates by cleaning their houses. The handsome god warns that their fates are bound, but Small Sade evades him. She is determined to impress the wealthy inhabitants and earn her place in Oluwan City as the Curse Eater of a swanky inn, assuming her secret-filled past—and the revolutionary ambitions of the Crocodile—don’t catch up with her. **FEBRUARY: _THE ORNITHOLOGIST'S FIELD GUIDE TO LOVE_** Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical-fantasy rom-com reminiscent of Indiana Jones but with manners, tea, and helicopter parasols. Beth Pickering is on the verge of finally capturing the rare deathwhistler bird when Professor Devon Lockley swoops in, capturing both her bird and her imagination. When a competition to become Birder of the Year by capturing an endangered caladrius bird is announced, Beth and Devon are forced to team up to have any chance of winning. **MARCH: _SWORDHEART_** Halla inherits the estate of a wealthy uncle but is saddled with money-hungry relatives. While locked in her bedroom, she unsheathes an ancient sword, releasing an immortal warrior named Sarkis sworn to protect whoever wields it. **APRIL: _I GOT ABDUCTED BY AN ALIEN AND NOW I'M TRAPPED IN A ROM-COM_** Dorothy Valentine is close to getting her PhD in wildlife biology when she’s attacked by a lion, who saves her when they're abducted by aliens. Dory teams up with a mysterious alien named Sol and learns about herself in the process. **MAY: _THE HALFLING'S HARVEST_** Marigold Bramblefoot, owner of the Dew Drop Inn and Vineyard, juggles guests and preparations for the harvest festival, while aiming to win first place in the wine competition she's long desired. **JUNE: _SCORCERY & SMALL MAGICS_** Leovander Loveage, a master of small magics, vows never to write powerful magic again until a forbidden spell binds him to his nemesis, Sebastian Grimm. **JULY: _FOR WHOM THE BELLE TOLLS_** Lily navigates her unexpected arrival in the Afterlife, taking a job in Hell among demons while forming a surprising friendship with a demon general. **AUGUST: _A WITCH'S GUIDE TO MAGICAL INNKEEPING_** Sera Swan, once a powerful witch, helps her aunt run an inn while attempting to reclaim her lost magic. **SEPTEMBER: _THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE_** Terlu Perna casts a spell that creates a sentient spider plant, but ends up turned into a statue. She awakens to uncover the secrets of her magical island. **OCTOBER: _THE GHOSTS OF ROSE HILL_** Ilana Lopez, a biracial Jewish girl, discovers a ghost in Prague and must navigate her identity, music, and love. **NOVEMBER: _RECIPES FOR AN UNEXPECTED AFTERLIFE_** Rottgor, a protector of the Necropolis, opens a restaurant for the undead and living alike in a fresh quest for community. **DECEMBER: _BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES_** Fern, after moving to Thune, faces the challenges of fixing her life amid an unexpected adventure involving a legendary warrior and a chaos-goblin.