Deal Announcement: Advanced Alchemy by Livvy Jane Baker

We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of Livvy Jane Baker’s Advanced Alchemy. World rights were acquired by Elana Gibson at Alcove Press for publication in April 2027 in a deal brokered by Fabienne Schwizer. And, as a treat, you can preorder this delightful sapphic romantasy (with a good dash of necromancy) at a retailer of your choice via this link. (link: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/852623/advanced-alchemy-by-livvy-jane-baker/)

A magical practice year of study goes delightfully wrong in this sapphic cozy fantasy debut, perfect for fans of Heather Fawcett.

Violet Willoby, final year student of magical alchemy and questioner-of-rules extraordinaire, was planning to spend her practice year of study in some glamorous metropolis. Instead, she is ordered to spend it in a countryside backwater town called Moorton-on-Spindle. And to make a bad thing unbearably awful, rule-loving, stuck-up, and insufferably arrogant paladin-in-training Viessa Quinsadoral is sent along to keep an eye on her.

Now, Violet is forced to spend the year completing university assignments while constantly faced with Viessa’s diametrically opposed principles, as well as to her upsettingly attractive, well-trained arms. The only non-horrific aspect about Moorton is the necromantic curse on the nearby moor, where nothing ever truly dies. Despite their supervising alchemist Charlotte Tusk’s every effort to keep them away from it, Violet and Viessa can’t resist getting to the bottom of this mystery—and find it may be much more dangerous than anyone expected.

A refreshing twist on academic fantasy full of electric banter, magical shenanigans, and heated late-night studying. This witty and charming novel is a delightful mix of Legends and Latte’s cozy medieval magic and the slow-burn haters-to-lovers romance of A Dark and Drowning Tide.
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Livvy Jane says: “In the whole process of creating Advanced Alchemy, I think I can count off the moments when I didn't enjoy myself on one hand. I hope Violet and Viessa's story will feel as comforting, joyful and faceted to readers as it's felt to me, offering a much-needed safe haven and tasting like a slice of cold cherry pie on a summer afternoon—all at once sweet, filling, and satisfying to the very last bite.”
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And Fab comments: “Advanced Alchemy is an utter delight of a book, one I haven’t been able to shut up about it since I first read it. Violet and Viessa are such wonderful characters to root for, and I can’t wait to see them take readers’ hearts by storm.”

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