When an anxious alchemist witch takes on a mysterious apprentice, more than just potions end up brewing in this cozy, queer, winter paranormal romance.

Adrian Torelli knew it was a bad idea to craft a love potion for a mysterious client. He enjoys his simple life running a general store and potion shop in Wisteria Grove, Maine–hundreds of miles away from his powerful, affluent magical family in Boston. He doesn’t want any trouble.

But the funds from selling such a powerful potion could get him the one thing he truly needs: a rare, elusive material from the Fae realm, one that would allow him to craft a potion to cure his mysterious curse. Plus, one of the greatest alchemists in Maine has sent him a new apprentice, one who is eager to both learn potioncraft and offer much-needed help running the shop.

Cirri Beveridge has a complicated past: they were raised in rural New Hampshire by a single mother cast out of her coven, and have yet to develop any magical abilities. Despite their initial shyness, Cirri charms Adrian with their boundless energy, fascination, and wit, and what starts as a gentle friendship blooms into undeniable attraction.

With the town’s Yule festivities on the horizon, Adrian hopes to both end his mysterious curse and convince Cirri to stay in Wisteria Grove. But nothing is simple or easy when it comes to Fae magic, especially since one of the few known Faerie gateways is located in upstate Maine.

Between a mysterious courier who travels between realms, Cirri’s own complicated past, and Fae materials that aren’t what they seem, Adrian will need far more than just a potion to find peace.

After all, love potions are a bad idea.

Falling for your apprentice is even worse.

The Clever Wolf Potion Shop is a queer, cozy, winter/holiday paranormal romance, part of a series of interconnected standalone romances (Mainely Magic). All books in the series can be read on their own, but due to overlapping characters, it is recommended to read them in series order.