Autumn Abernathy has spent years caring for her magical bees, cultivating rare flowers, and dreaming of escape.
When her husband vanishes without a trace, Autumn finally has the chance to start over.
Armed with a stubborn streak and a cellar full of enchanted honey, she sets out to open the village’s first meadery, crafting magical brews that soothe nightmares, inspire courage, and mend broken hearts.
Before long, Autumn’s quiet life blossoms with shop renovations, temperamental bees, kind new friends, and an unexpected houseguest: Rafe, the charming botany thief cursed to spend most of his time as a Siamese cat.
Rafe’s determined to help her with the meadery in exchange for her breaking his curse.
And although stealing pastries, knocking tools off shelves, and causing chaos and mayhem don’t qualify as ‘help’, Autumn finds herself falling for the infuriating cat shifter who has made himself at home in her life – and her heart.
But just when things are finally looking sweet for Autumn, her missing husband’s secrets come crawling out of the hive…
