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Since winning the Hunt and saving her new BFF, Princess Evelyn, Sam Kemi has been royally busy.. What with TV interviews, working in her family’s potion store and preparing to join Evelyn on her world tour, Sam STILL hasn’t had time for a real date with Zain, her new-boyfriend-slash-former-rival.And that’s not happening anytime soon. Someone has tampered with Sam’s grandad’s mind and she is the only one who can unlock his memories. Memories that contain the key to the most powerful potion in the world and one which people would kill for . . .So Sam must swap dresses, princes and palaces for dragons, centaurs and caves in her quest to save her grandad (and everyone else).Just your standard episode in the life of a potion-making teenager, then.Praise for The Potion Diaries:'It's so cool!' Zoe Sugg aka Zoella'Inventive, romantic and downright delightful’ Sarah J Maas, author of  theThrone of Glass series

Since winning the Hunt and saving her new BFF, Princess Evelyn, Sam Kemi has been royally busy.. What with TV interviews, working in her family’s potion store and preparing to join Evelyn on her world tour, Sam STILL hasn’t had time for a real date with Zain, her new-boyfriend-slash-former-rival. And that’s not happening anytime soon. Someone has tampered with Sam’s grandad’s mind and she is the only one who can unlock his memories. Memories that contain the key to the most powerful potion in the world and one which people would kill for . . . So Sam must swap dresses, princes and palaces for dragons, centaurs and caves in her quest to save her grandad (and everyone else). Just your standard episode in the life of a potion-making teenager, then.Praise for The Potion Diaries: 'It's so cool!' Zoe Sugg aka Zoella 'Inventive, romantic and downright delightful’ Sarah J Maas, author of the Throne of Glass series

The thrilling final instalment in Amy Alward's magical POTION DIARIES series!  'THIS SERIES IS MAGICAL' - Zoe Sugg aka Zoella 'INVENTIVE, ROMANTIC AND DOWNRIGHT DELIGHTFUL’ - Sarah J. Maas, bestselling author of Throne of Glass   After finding her great-grandmother's potion diary, escaping the clutches of Emilia Thoth, saving her grandfather's memories AND become a Master Alchemist, surely it's time for Sam Kemi to have a good, long rest? And maybe, just maybe, a proper date with her boyfriend Zain? But now that Princess Evelyn is married to the sinister Prince Stefan and showing symptoms of the Gergon illness, it looks as though Sam's adventures are just beginning. The GOOD news: there might be a cure for the virus spreading like wildfire through the city. The BAD news? It’s buried in a remote village in a far-flung country next to an active volcano – and Sam’s not the only one after it.   With a TV crew trailing Sam’s every move and time fast running out, it looks like things are about to…   GO VIRAL

Sam Kemi is off on another Hunt around the world, chasing secret potions and magic diaries in the second novel of the “charming and humorous” (Kirkus Reviews) Potion Diaries series.After winning the Wilde Hunt, things are looking up for Sam Kemi and her family’s potion business—until suddenly they aren’t... When someone goes after her grandfather, stealing his memories and priceless knowledge, the Kemi’s Potion Shop is forced to close and Sam is left scrambling for answers—without her grandfather’s help. Part of Ostanes’s mind is trapped in those memories, and without them he’s lost and confused. And the more time passes, the worse his condition becomes. Hoping to reverse the effect of dark potions on the body, someone is looking for the recipe for aqua vitae—an elixir that can cure any illness—lost in the pages of an old Kemi family diary. But aqua vitae could also be the key to bringing her grandfather back, and that’s all Sam really wants. Determined to find Ostanes’s memories and the recipe first, Sam finds herself on the most important and perilous Hunt of her life.

There’s trouble in Nova and the citizens of the kingdom must once again put their faith in Samantha Kemi to save the day in the final novel of the “charming and humorous” (Kirkus Reviews) Potion Diaries series.After the royal tour, Samantha Kemi thought she could take a break from saving the day. Her grandfather Ostanes is healthy, she’s about to be named a Master Alchemist, and Princess Evelyn is happily married to Prince Stefan. Except—Sam has no proof that Evelyn is happily married because she hasn’t seen the princess in days…Prince Stefan is now the public face of the Royal family. Princess Evelyn has gone MIA just when Nova (and Sam) needs her most. A surge of magic is spreading across the country—like a virus—and every Talented person is suddenly more powerful. With the Talenteds getting stronger, Ordinary people begin to worry about an imbalance in the magic streams—and in society. When a group of Talented kids—Sam’s sister Molly among them—are attacked with a powerful sleeping potion, Prince Stefan is convinced that the Ordinary people are taking a radical stand against Talenteds and reinstates the old ban on traditional alchemy. Now Sam’s hands are tied. Does she trust Nova’s scientists to find a synthetic cure to this curse, or does she break Stefan’s royal decree and use her skills to save her little sister—and possibly all of Nova—from a forever sleep?

Samantha may be falling for the beloved of the princess she is sent to save in this start to a “charming and humorous” (Kirkus Reviews) romantic trilogy.“Inventive, romantic, and downright delightful.” —Sarah J. Mass, author of Throne of Glass When the Princess of Nova accidentally poisons herself with a love potion meant for her crush, she falls crown-over-heels in love with her own reflection. Oops. A nationwide hunt is called to find the cure, with competitors travelling the world for the rarest ingredients, deep in magical forests and frozen tundras, facing death at every turn. Enter Samantha Kemi—an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent. Sam’s family were once the most respected alchemists in the kingdom, but they’ve fallen on hard times, and winning the hunt would save their reputation. But can Sam really compete with the dazzling powers of the ZoroAster megapharma company? And just how close is she willing to get to Zain Aster, her dashing enemy, in the meantime. Just to add to the pressure, this quest is ALL OVER social media. And the world news. No big deal, then.

INGREDIENTESUna cucharada de magia peligrosaUn largo hilo de comentarios por InternetUna dosis de suerte (buena o mala)Polvo de cascos de centauro¡Todo ello llevado a ebullición en un gran viaje!Tras ganar la Expedición Salvaje, Sam acepta acompañar a la princesa Evelyn en una gira real. Y si bien accede para ayudar a su amiga, cuyos poderes mágicos se han descontrolado, en su decisión también hay un motivo secreto relacionado con su abuelo.Para ayudarlos y de paso encontrar un misterioso diario de pociones, Sam se embarcará en una búsqueda contrarreloj donde tendrá que poner a prueba todas sus habilidades como alquimista.

INGREDIENTESUna pluma de fénixUna fantasiosa luna de mielUn puñado de cenizas de volcánUna gran alfombra rojaPalomitas¡Más la esencia de una última aventura!Tras haber sido nombrada la maestra alquimista más joven de la historia del gremio, Sam sólo espera relajarse en unas merecidas vacaciones y, tal vez, tener una cita normal con su novio, sin amenazas de muerte ni criaturas fantásticas acechando en los alrededores...Pero parece que la familia Kemi no está hecha para descansar, porque entonces llega una noticia inesperada: después de contraer matrimonio, la princesa Evelyn ha empezado a revelar síntomas de una extraña enfermedad. Y, por supuesto, eso sólo indica que las aventuras de Sam no han hecho más que empezar.