The Gales of southern Ontario can change the world with the charms they cast, and they prefer to keep all this power in the family. The Gale Aunties are in charge of this clan, or like to think they are. Alysha, like all her cousins, often finds herself beset with too many Aunties trying to run her life. So when a letter from her missing Gran arrives telling her that she’s inherited a junk shop in Calgary, Alysha is ready and willing to honor her grandmother’s last request to keep the shop open and serve “the community.” The Aunties, of course, want her to find out what really happened to Gran and come right back home, where they have her future mapped out for her. It isn’t until she arrives in Calgary that Alysha realizes it’s the fey community she’ll be serving in The Enchantment Emporium — and that one person’s junk may be another person’s magical treasure. Finding out what happened to Gran will not be easy, especially since Alysha has no way of knowing just how much otherwordly trouble is brewing in Calgary. And even calling in family reinforcements may not be enough to save the day….
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"Kindle read. A co-worker recommended it to me and I am so glad she did. Looks like Huff has a sequel set for a drop either 2011 or 2012. Awesome urban fantasy. "
— Sara (5 out of 5 stars)
" (Really should be 3.5) This was enjoyable. A piffle, but a well-done piffle, a throughly enjoyable story of a young woman and her family of dotty, incredibly powerful magical Aunties, and their odd family. With dragons, romance, magic mirrors and glow-in-the-dark yo-yos. "
— Booknerd, 5/5/2011" Gales and dragons, oh my. "
— Helen, 3/31/2011" An odds and ends magic shop, a missing Grandmother, a house elf, and weird customers who want the usual. "
— Bronwen, 3/14/2011" it was a little slow in the begining but it was a very good once it starting to pick up. "
— Dorinda, 2/21/2011Tanya Huff spent three years in the Canadian Naval Reserve then earned a degree in radio and television arts from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. She is the author of numerous short stories and more than twenty novels, including the bestselling Blood books, the Smoke series, and the Keeper’s Chronicles. She has been the guest of honor at numerous American and Canadian conventions, and her work has been nominated for several awards, including winning the Aurora Award for Best Novel. She lives in Ontario, Canada.
Teri Clark Linden is a professional stage, screen, and voice-over actress with years of industry experience. She received her BA in theater from Chicago’s Roosevelt University and has been seen along side Laverne & Shirley star Cindy Williams in Kong’s Night Out at Meadow Brook Theatre. Appearances in film include Jack Reacher with Tom Cruise, Won’t Back Down with Viola Davis, and Super 8.