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The Sugar Queen
In this irresistible tale, Sarah Addison Allen, author of the bestselling debut, Garden Spells, tells the stoy of a young woman whose family secrets—and secret passions—are about to change her life forever.
Josey Cirrini is sure of three things: winter is her favorite season, she'll never be good enough, or beautiful enough, for her mother's love, and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her closet. Josey has settled into an staid and solitary existence in her mother's house, but her one consolation is the stockpile of sugary treats and romances she escapes to each night. Then she finds her secret closet harboring Della Lee Baker, a local waitress who is one part nemesis—and two parts fairy godmother. With Della Lee's tough love, Josey's narrow existence quickly expands. She bonds with Chloe Finley, a young woman who is hounded by books that inexplicably appear when she needs them, and who has a close connection to Adam, to the source of Josey's unrequited love. Soon Josey is living in a world where the color red has startling powers, and passion can make eggs fry in their cartons. And that's just for starters.
Brimming with warmth, wit, and a sprinkling of magic, here is a spellbinding tale of friendship, love—and the enchanting possibilities of every new day.
The Sugar Queen
The Sugar Queen
Cozy Pairings
Brown Sugar Cinnamon is a warm, bakery-inspired fragrance that wraps you in the comforting sweetness of brown sugar and melted butter, gently spiced with cinnamon. Rich and inviting, this scent evokes the feeling of something freshly baked lingering in the air, soft and golden with just a touch of indulgence. Smooth and well balanced, it brings a sense of warmth and familiarity to any space, creating a cozy atmosphere that feels both nostalgic and comforting.
Why we chose this: In Sarah Addison Allen's world, magic lives in kitchens and gardens and small Southern towns, in apple trees that bear prophetic fruit and cakes baked with hope and flowers that keep secrets. Every book in this collection carries that same warm, quietly enchanted quality, the feeling of something magical hiding inside the most ordinary and delicious things. Brown Sugar Cinnamon is the candle for all of them, golden and sweet and alive with the smell of something made with love in a kitchen where the magic has always been present, just waiting to be noticed. Light this candle and let the warmth fill the room like a Southern afternoon where something wonderful is baking and the garden has news.