In a village shrouded in silence, her magic is the one thing that’s too loud to ignore. Exiled from the prestigious High Coven for a magical disaster, apprentice witch Lyra expects her banishment to the remote village of Honeysuckle Hollow to be a life sentence of quiet obscurity. She is wrong. The Hollow is dying. A creeping gloom known as the Grey Sorrow has leeched the color from the cobblestones, silenced the river’s song, and stolen the very memories from its people, leaving them as listless as ghosts. As the new inheritor of her grandmother’s dusty tea shop, The Steeping Pot, Lyra discovers her unique magic the art of brewing enchanted teas—might be the only thing that can help. But her grandmother’s journal reveals a terrifying truth: the Grey Sorrow is not a simple sickness. It is a sentient, hungry parasite a Memory Thief that feeds on joy and devours the past. The previous Tea Witch tried to fight it with powerful memory-infused brews, only to have the Thief consume her magic and her mind. To heal the Hollow, Lyra must master a dangerous new art. Each restorative tea requires a painful sacrifice: a piece of her own happiest memories. The more she heals the villagers, the more of her own past she erases. With the help of a skeptical woodcarver and the town's resilient spirit, Lyra must find a way to defeat the Thief without losing herself completely. Fans of Travis Baldree’s Legends & Lattes and Heather Fawcett’s Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries will be enchanted by this cozy fantasy tale of a witch learning that the most powerful magic isn’t found in grand spells, but in a perfectly steeped cup of tea, a community’s strength, and the courage to forge a new beginning. Step into The Steeping Pot and discover a world where: · Magic is brewed one cup at a time · A mysterious, sentient blight threatens a charming village · Healing comes at a profound personal cost · Found family and quiet courage triumph over darkness · The cozy, cottagecore aesthetic is woven into every page