{"product_id":"strangebrew-apothecary-9781335002785","title":"Strangebrew Apothecary","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLegends \u0026amp; Lattes\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Apothecary\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElla'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Cozy Fantasy readers who love: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdventure\/Fantasy crossovers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTales of criminals-on-the-run\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFound families\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagical potions \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnique magic systems\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComedy and dry humor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanover Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781335002785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.63w x 1.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2026 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rustin Lovewell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514286760117,"sku":"9781335002785","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781335002785.jpg?v=1791903422","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/strangebrew-apothecary-9781335002785","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}