Robin Prakash, a magic doctor from the land of Kingsbury, is invited by his older brother to visit him in the land of the Great Plains. Landing him on the steps of an old farmhouse on the outskirts of a small rural town, known only by the overly cheerful locals as "Sunshine Acres". Quickly running low on funds from his search, Robin agrees to become a cook and cleaner for the recluse sorceress, her sassy apprentice, and their shapeshifting pet, who call "Sunshine Acres" their home. However, when his brother finally arrives in town, he comes with a hidden motive: to steal the sorceress's broken heart stone, a large piece of which she has already gifted to Robin. After being betrayed by his brother for power, Robin must team up with new friends to free the sorceress he has fallen in love with and fight for the new life he has found true joy in. ------------------------------- "I'm looking for a sorceress." "HA!" The old woman laughed, eyes gleaming with amusement. "Might as well admit you're lookin' for trouble, boy." . Cover Character Illustrations by @minoruru on Insta/Tumblr ❤️

Margo has always dreamed of competing in the Sorcerer's Duels at her university, desperate to prove everyone wrong and become the kind of sorceress her late father used to tell stories about. But no matter how hard she trains, she's never passed the initiation trials. When she watches another woman succeed, only to be rejected anyway, Margo begins to question whether the Duels were ever meant for someone like her. Just as she's ready to give up, a surprising opportunity arises-and with it, an unlikely partnership that rekindles her hope. With her new teammate by her side, Margo finally earns a place in the legendary Duels. Meanwhile, a frustratingly charming newspaper intern from one of her classes keeps showing up at the worst possible times. As their paths continue to cross and sparks begin to fly, the two uncover troubling secrets beneath the Duels' glittering surface, forcing Margo to rethink what it truly means to prove herself.

After giving her heartstone to the wrong person, Holly finds her life stripped from her, left hiding and alone in an old farmhouse, forgotten on a patch of land in the middle of nowhere. What once was regarded as crimson is now just plain red once more, and Holly struggles to find meaning in the new life she finds for herself. However, as the smoke clears, she finds she is not as alone as she thought, and that the little joys around her can be more than enough reason for her to keep living.