Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter

In 1920s Montréal, a woman turns to a grouchy but charming magician to help save her cat rescue in Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter, a cozy fantasy from Heather Fawcett. Agnes Aubert leads a meticulously organized life. As the type-A manager of a cat rescue charity, she has devoted her life to finding forever homes for lost cats. But after she is forced to move the cat shelter, Agnes learns that her new landlord is using her charity as a front for an internationally renowned and thoroughly disreputable magic shop. Owned by the disorganized—not to mention self-absorbed, irritating, but also decidedly handsome—Havelock Renard, magician and rumored failed Dark Lord, the shop draws magical clientele from around the world, partly due to the quality of his illicit goods as well as their curiosity about his shadowy past. Agnes's charity offers the perfect cover for illegal magics. Agnes couldn’t care less about the shop—magical intrigue or not, there are cats to be rescued. But when an enemy from Havelock’s past surfaces, the magic shop—and more importantly, the cat shelter—are suddenly in jeopardy. To save the shelter, will Agnes have to set aside her social conscience and protect the man who once tried to bring about the apocalypse—and is now trying to steal her heart?

Prepare to fall in love with Agnes and her many cats as she joins forces with an insufferably handsome wizard (and failed Dark Lord in his spare time) to save her cat rescue from magical forces!

In 1920s Montréal, Agnes Aubert runs her cat rescue with absolute precision. Her life is neat, orderly, and entirely devoted to finding loving homes for stray cats. Romance, chaos, and magic are very much not part of the plan... But when her beloved shelter suddenly needs a new home, Agnes finds herself forced into an unlikely bargain. The only landlord willing to rent to a cat rescue is Havelock, a reclusive and infamous magician who runs an illegal magic shop from his basement. He is eccentric, frustrating, and far too charming for comfort. Worse still, his name is tangled in rumors of dark magic and a near-apocalyptic past. When a glamorous magician from Havelock’s former life arrives, both the magic shop and the cat shelter are put at risk. To save everything she has built, Agnes must work alongside the magician she trusts least, and may be falling for most. Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter is a heartwarming cozy fantasy about second chances, found family, and the quiet magic of choosing love over fear. Full of memorable characters, delightful cats, and gentle romance, this story is perfect for readers who adore magical worlds with warmth at their core.

In 1920s Montréal, a woman turns to a grouchy but charming magician to help save her cat rescue in Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter, a cozy fantasy from Heather Fawcett. Agnes Aubert leads a meticulously organized life. As the type-A manager of a cat rescue charity, she has devoted her life to finding forever homes for lost cats. But after she is forced to move the cat shelter, Agnes learns that her new landlord is using her charity as a front for an internationally renowned and thoroughly disreputable magic shop. Owned by the disorganized—not to mention self-absorbed, irritating, but also decidedly handsome—Havelock Renard, magician and rumored failed Dark Lord, the shop draws magical clientele from around the world, partly due to the quality of his illicit goods as well as their curiosity about his shadowy past. Agnes's charity offers the perfect cover for illegal magics. Agnes couldn’t care less about the shop—magical intrigue or not, there are cats to be rescued. But when an enemy from Havelock’s past surfaces, the magic shop—and more importantly, the cat shelter—are suddenly in jeopardy. To save the shelter, will Agnes have to set aside her social conscience and protect the man who once tried to bring about the apocalypse—and is now trying to steal her heart?