Coming August 25th 2026
“Those who enjoy spunky, sweet love stories will enjoy this whimsical romance
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with banter and funny characters, all of which make this a memorable ride”
“Whimsical world, tender romance, and achingly relatable protagonist”
Emily Charlotte, author of Heart Check
“The Carousel of Forgotten Places is a sometimes whimsical, sometimes unhinged, and always wondrous love story – not just in its epic romance, but also the death-defying bonds among friends and family (and accomplices and semi-nemeses) that create home even in liminal spaces. Tender and wise.”
P. H. Low, Ignyte-, Locus-, and Rhysling-nominated author of These Deathless Shores
“An enchanting adventure through time, heartbreak, love, and longing.”
Sarah Hawley, USA Today bestselling author of The Glimmer Falls series
“An unforgettable time adventure that unspools with heart”
K.A. Linde, NYT bestselling author of The Wren in the Holly Library
“Wonderfully creative and thoughtful…explores love, duty, and belonging across centuries of beautifully entangled time.”
Auralee Wallace, author of In the Company of Witches
“A fantastical dream of a book”
Samantha Bansil, author of Black Salt Queen
“Delightfully bright and reverberating with sincerity”
Bita Behzadi, author of Letters from the Last Apothecary
“A mystical and imaginative romp featuring an intense, slowburn romance that will wake your spellbound mind!”
Yejin Suh, author The Last Soldier of Nava
“A starry, ethereal mix of cosiness and yearning that had me hooked to the last page!”
Eli Snow, author of The Divine Gardener’s Handbook
About the Book
A romantic, time travelling fantasy filled with humour and a charming cast of found family, the perfect read for those craving a whimsical, cosy romantasy in the vein of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries.
For nearly 500 years, Ryka has lived by a few golden rules.
1. Unravel the time knots.
2. Don’t interfere with the timelines
3. Avoid at all costs being left alone with the annoyingly sexy time god, Everest.
Ryka runs a magical fair outside the space-time continuum, bound to her duties as the immortal timekeeper after she struck a deal to save her best friend’s life. She has been searching for a way back to her timeline ever since.
When the carousel at the heart of the fair begins to show signs of time rot, threatening the fabric of her world, and a mysterious woman falls out of it, Ryka must break her third golden rule and partner up with Everest to investigate. As they jump in and out of time trying to determine where the woman came from, Ryka finds Everest isn’t as overbearing as she initially thought, and 500 years of working together can make for some long-brewed feelings.
As the clock ticks, Ryka will need to embrace the family she’s built, both alive and dead, magical and not, to get to the root of the issue – even if it means abandoning her chances of ever going home.
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Content Warnings
Grief, death of a parent
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