The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains

A former changeling must return to the land of the Fae to right a bargain that's gone terribly wrong in this delightful cozy fantasy debut packed full of charm, adventure, romance and heart.

When Poppy Hill was a child she was stolen from her family's Montana homestead and taken to the land of the fae, where she spent more than a century as a cook in the Wild King's castle. Now back in the human world, she works for a company that brokers fairy bargains, looking for loopholes in their contracts.

Then a bargain that Poppy is negotiating goes disastrously wrong and she has to return to the world she grew up in to try to rectify her mistake, facing danger, intrigue and a pesky ex-boyfriend along the way.

Author: Reena McCarty
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 04/07/2026
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.50w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780316587174


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2026 pg. 41
Publishers Weekly 02/09/2026
Booklist 03/01/2026

About the Author
Reena McCarty is a lifelong Montanan who's constantly looking for the perfect balance of hiking, camping and impulse baking cakes. She has a BA in theater, a master's in library science and somehow ended up cooking for a living and also for fun. When not writing, Reena can often be found wandering in the woods with her husband, admiring every dog she sees.