books, iced coffee, &
a side of dragons

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books, iced coffee, & a side of dragons
co-created w/ raquel trave
release date: august 25, 2026
publisher: andrews mcmeel publishing

a struggling bookstore, a budding new romance, & a mischievous coven of dragons, what could possibly go wrong? find out in this sugary sweet debut graphic novel from usa today bestselling author & your favorite cozy witch, amanda lovelace!

welcome to sea witch cove! 

lucinda (call her luci!) is the owner of little lighthouse books, an adorable bookstore in a defunct lighthouse in her small jersey shore town. everything in her life would be perfect if only aster, the trans woman who runs the coffee shop next door, would notice her. but with a little bit of luck–& the help of dandelion, the tiny, curious wind dragon that aster helps her rescue–this might be the summer that aster & luci finally find love.

amanda lovelace’s debut graphic novel—brought to shimmering life by illustrator raquel trave--books, iced coffee & a side of dragons is the perfect time capsule of sapphic summertime sweetness.

preorder: amazon ― b&n ― indigo ― bookshop