Title: Sugar and Sorcery
Author: Shanen Ricci
Publication Date: December 3rd, 2025
Genres: Cozy Dark Romantasy
Format: Digital ARC
Review Timeframe: 2 months (ARCs will be sent by MTMC Tours!)
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Lempicka dreams of crafting pastries people actually care about.
With golden apples holding a magical sugar that only confectioners can turn into mana-restoring treats for sorcerers, her talent should make her indispensable.
But her grimoire won’t awaken, her gift as a confectioner remains stubbornly silent, her mentor has vanished, and her bakery is a sugary disaster. And now, her string of misfortunes has drawn the attention of the Wish Witch… who’s cursed her.If Lempicka doesn’t break the spell by the time of winter’s first harvest, she’ll lose her soul forever.
Her last hope lies in the mist-laden woods with the Sorcerer of the Mist, rumored to transform into a monstrosity. Arawn is every bit as charming as you’d expect a powerful sorcerer to be—cold, cynical, demanding, and definitely not helping out of the goodness of his (nonexistent) heart. He agrees to aid her, but only on one she must craft a confection powerful enough to end his cursed existence.
With a talking lamb and two cursed creatures by her side, Lempicka steps into Arawn’s realm of grumbling spirits, enchanted orchards, and an overly emotional will-o’-the-wisp for a butler.
Once upon a bite…
A cursed confectioner. A doomed sorcerer.
And the final recipe that might just save their hearts… or break them forever.But healing hearts is no easy task.
In this book you’ll find:
✨Overpowered villain sorcerer with a monstrous form
💕Found family
✨Ghibli x fairytales
💕He’s the weapon that could destroy the world
✨She’s the remedy who could kill him
💕It’ll break your heart and heal you all together
✨Yearning
💕”Don’t touch me, I’ll ☠️ you”
✨”If you touch her, you’ll pray for death”
💕Yummy recipes
✨Soft magic system
💕Enchanted forest
✨She’s a confectioner with a grumpy black lamb for bestie
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