Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter

在 1920 年代的蒙特婁，一位經營流浪貓收容所的女子，為了拯救她的貓咪們，不得不向一位脾氣古怪卻魅力十足的魔術師求助——這是一部充滿貓咪、魔法與溫柔情感的 療癒系奇幻小說，出自《Emily Wilde》系列、《紐約時報》暢銷作家之手。

「絕對精彩！滿滿的貓與魔法，讓人忍不住想立刻重讀。我真心愛上了書中的每一個角色、每一隻貓，以及每一個瞬間。」
——Sarah Beth Durst，《The Spellshop》作者、《紐約時報》暢銷作家

艾格妮絲・奧貝爾（Agnes Aubert） 過著一絲不苟、井然有序的人生——而她正喜歡這樣。身為一名典型的 A 型人格，她將全部心力奉獻給自己管理的流浪貓收容機構，致力為每一隻貓找到真正的「永遠的家」。

然而，這一次，需要被拯救的，卻是收容所本身。

當她走投無路時，唯一願意將房子租給貓咪收容所的房東，竟是一名神祕男子——哈弗洛克（Havelock）。而更糟的是，他正是世上最惡名昭彰的魔術師之一，還在自家地下室經營著一家非法的魔法商店。

哈弗洛克脾氣暴躁、古怪難搞，卻也不可否認地迷人。艾格妮絲當然對他只有不屑——絕對沒有別的情緒。更何況，關於他黑暗過去的流言四起，甚至有人低聲耳語：他曾差點引發世界末日。

直到某天，一位光彩奪目的魔術師找上門來，讓魔法商店與貓咪收容所同時陷入危機。為了守住她珍視的一切，艾格妮絲不得不與這位「幾乎毀滅世界的魔術師」聯手——而他現在，似乎也正試圖偷走她的心。

混亂、惡作劇、過量的冒險精神——哈弗洛克正是艾格妮絲以為自己一點也不需要的人。但隨著相處加深，她逐漸發現，他不只是傳說中的黑魔法師，而她的人生，或許也已準備好迎接一點謎團、一點心動，與一點浪漫。

畢竟，第二次機會，不只屬於被拯救的貓咪……

A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montréal turns to a grouchy but charming magician to help save her shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series.

“Absolutely magnificent! Full of cats and magic, this is the kind of book you want to instantly reread. I loved every character, every cat, and every moment with all my heart!”—Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop

Agnes Aubert leads a meticulously organized life, and she likes it that way. As the proudly type-A manager of a cat rescue charity, she has devoted her life to finding forever homes for stray cats.

Now it’s the shelter that needs a new home. And the only landlord who will rent a space to a cat rescue is a mysterious man called Havelock—who also happens to be the world’s most infamous magician, running an illegal magic shop out of his basement. Havelock is cantankerous and eccentric, but not not handsome, and no, Agnes absolutely does not feel anything but disdain for him. After all, rumors swirl about his shadowy past—including whispers that his dark magic once almost brought about the apocalypse.

Then one day a glamorous magician comes looking for Havelock, putting the magic shop—and the cat shelter—in jeopardy. To save the shelter, Agnes will have to team up with the magician who nearly ended the world . . . and may now be trying to steal her heart.

Havelock is everything Agnes thinks she doesn’t need in her life: chaos, mischief, and a little too much adventure. But as she gets to know him, she discovers that he’s more than the dark magician of legend, and that she may be ready for a little intrigue—and romance—in her life. After all, second chances aren’t just for rescue cats. . . .