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Strangebrew Apothecary

By: Rustin Lovewell
Narrated by: Gail Shalan
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Legends & Lattes meets The Lost Apothecary in this debut adventure fantasy following a potion maker who must hide her powers under the cover of a crew of conmen, only to lean on each other for comfort, safety, and even love

When Ellastaria Strange joins a ragtag crew of con artists and serpent-oil salesmen, she’s just trying to escape the slow death of poverty, not sell fake cure-alls in dinky rural villages. Yet Ella harbors a dangerous secret. Unlike her crooked co-workers, she's the real thing; an apothecary with supernatural abilities, hiding from a world fearful of such powers, covertly helping people when she can.

Ella’s life of deceit takes a terrifying turn when her team swindles the wrong town and Ella accidentally reveals her true nature to fanatics with no tolerance for the supernatural. On the run from obsessed vigilantes, Ella and her crew find refuge with a beer brewer who wants nothing to do with crooks or occultists, and his starry-eyed sister who wants in on all of it.

For any hope of a future, the scrappy misfits must band together, embrace what makes them outcasts, and trust in each other’s talents – no matter how strange.

©2026 Rustin Lovewell
Action & Adventure Fantasy Humorous
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Critic reviews

'Wonderfully mesmerizing, with a fantastic found family and a terrifyingly real villain at its core!’ —Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop
'With sharp, clever humor brought to life by Ella, a voicey protagonist you can’t help but root for, Lovewell delivers a fresh and delightful take on cozy fantasy, embracing everything readers love about the genre. Lovewell is a debut talent to watch for’—Sarah Mughal Rana, USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling author of Dawn of the Firebird
'Lovewell has crafted a masterpiece of adventure in Strangebrew Apothecary. With an endearing cast of characters and suspense at every turn, this unputdownable debut is an emotional rollercoaster full of heart and enchantment’ —Betty Hawk, author of Wolfheart
'A delight. It's a fun, fast-paced read … And Kimmie is the magic-obsessed kid that I will always secretly be’ —Ry Herman, author of This Princess Kills Monsters
'Surprising, quick-paced, dark, creative, and funny. In Strangebrew Apothecary, Lovewell has brewed a magical concoction that will keep readers eagerly flipping pages’ —Marc Gregson, New York Times bestselling author of Sky’s End
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