

The Vermilion Emporium is her YA fantasy debut.

Jamie Pacton’s fantasy debut is the story of timeless love and deadly consequences. Jamie Pacton is an award-nominated young adult and middle grade author, who writes swoony, funny, magical books across genres. And likely, for good reason.Ī powerful and romantic adventure set in a whimsically magical world. As Quinta and Twain search the Emporium for answers, though, they discover the secret might not have actually been lost-but destroyed. However, they can’t sew a dress without more material, and the secret to starlight’s origins has been lost for decades. She commissions Quinta and Twain to make her a starlight dress and will reward them handsomely enough to make their dreams come true. Soon, their lace catches the eye of the Casorina, the ruler of Severon. Two, they enter the store and discover a book that teaches them how to weave starlight into lace. When Quinta meets Twain outside of the Emporium, two things happen: One, Quinta is sure she’s infatuated with this starlight boy, who uses his charm to hide his scars. Meanwhile, Quinta, the ordinary daughter of an extraordinary circus performer, chases rumors of the shop, The Vermilion Emporium, desperate for a way to live up to her mother’s magical legacy. On the morning Twain, a lonely boy with a knack for danger, discovers a strand of starlight on the cliffs outside of Severon, a mysterious curiosity shop appears in town. The heart-wrenching story of The Radium Girls meets the enchanting world of Howl’s Moving Castle, when two misfits discover the deadly secret to making starlight lace inside of a magical curiosity shop.
