The Book of Lost Chances

A lyrical tale of sisterhood, conspiracy, betrayal and powerful magic, perfect for fans of The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow and The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by V.E. Schwab.

What would you do to have another chance at magic?

As children, three wayward sisters – wandering the grounds of the family’s mysterious seaside hotel in Northern California, on the day of an annual masquerade auction – discover (and steal) a highly desirable and expensive book . . . and accidentally fall into another, more magical world.

At least, Agatha and Ellery do – Margery, the eldest Ellison sister, stays behind.

At first too cautious, then panicked and furious with regret, she’s the only witness to her sisters’ disappearance. She’s also the only one to miss them during the 48 hours of their absence . . . and when the two younger sisters reappear, they are alternately terrified and awestruck at the fantastical, dangerous years they’ve spent in another world. Determined to protect them, Margery gets rid of the book, so that none of the sisters can ever be tempted to return . . .

As grown-ups, the Ellison sisters are separated by distance and disappointments. Agatha is wayward and searching for magic denied, while Ellery has taken her penchant for storytelling and become a bestselling author – with a book that echoes the fantastical story of another world. Margery has thrown herself at the joys of motherhood, and the mundane disappointments of her marriage – but it’s impossible to pretend she doesn’t still yearn for the chance she hadn’t taken.

All three will be drawn together again as their secrets spill out in the face of a threat: a dangerous, enigmatic group is looking for a magical book that was stolen decades ago. And they are willing to kill to get it back . . .