Miraculous Sweetmakers

A heartwarming and magical adventure, The Frost Fair is a dazzling historical fantasy perfect for fans of Frozen and Serafina and the Black Cloak. It's winter, 1683, and the Great Frost has swept into London. By day, thirteen-year-old Thomasina and her friend Anne peddle sweets on the frozen river, hearing rumors of the magical Frost Fair that awakens there at night. They say if you can find it, Father Winter himself will grant any wish you have. And Thomasina has an impossible wish: the return of her twin brother, whose death left her family fractured. But once they discover Father Winter's icy kingdom, Thomasina and Anne quickly realize the Frost Fair isn't exactly what it seems... and that some wishes never come for free. With a delightful fantasy setting and unique magic system, The Frost Fair is an enchanting look at the power of friendship, the way grief shapes all of us, and how love can warm even the coldest heart.

A bewitching and powerful tale of sparkling magic, spellbinding mystery and a friendship worth risking everything for, perfect for fans of Tamzin Merchant, Abi Elphinstone and Anna James. Several months after the Frost Fair cast its spell over London, best friends Thomasina and Anne are running their own sweet shop—and, truth be told, longing for adventure again. Then the rumours begin—rumours of unexplained storms and catastrophic shipwrecks. And then disaster strikes, and their beloved friend Henry snatched by a mysterious creature and dragged down into the depths of the River Thames. Determined to save him, the girls venture into the deep, and discover the enchanting world of the Free a vast, glittering underwater city, home to mermaids and sirens. But the Free Waters are threatened by a monstrous and terrifying the Sea Queen. It is she who has Henry in her clutches—and the girls must complete three treacherous and impossible magical tasks if they are to save his life... An unputdownable and exciting new tale from the bestselling author of “The Miraculous the Frost Fair”.