It was a day for finding things…
We’re thrilled to share the cover of author Jamie Pacton’s fantasy debut. A story of timeless love and deadly consequences, The Vermilion Emporium publishes November 1, 2022 from Peachtree Teen, an imprint of Peachtree Publishing.
It was a day for finding things…
On the morning Twain, a lonely boy with a knack for danger, discovers a strand of starlight on the cliffs outside Severon, a mysterious curiosity shop appears in town. 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.
When Quinta meets Twain outside the Emporium, two things happen: One, Quinta starts to fall for this starlight boy, who uses his charm to hide his scars. Two, they enter the store and discover a book that teaches them how to weave starlight into lace.
Soon, their lace catches the eye of the Casorina, the ruler of Severon. She commissions Quinta and Twain to make her a starlight dress and will reward them handsomely enough to make their dreams come true. However, they can’t sew a dress without more material, and the secret to starlight’s origins has been lost for centuries. As Quinta and Twain search the Emporium for answers, though, they discover the secret might not have been lost—but destroyed. And likely, for good reason.
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The Vermilion Emporium
Author Jamie Pacton had this to say about the cover:
“I absolutely adore this dream of a cover and I’m so grateful to Lisa Marie for her incredible work! When I first saw it, I just stared for a good few minutes, overwhelmed by how gorgeous and right it was for this story. The framed silhouettes in the middle perfectly capture the romance, yearning, and literal and metaphorical magic between the main characters, Quinta and Twain, and this style of portraiture also evokes the alt-19th century setting I was going for. I also adore how the details— like the starlight lace, the feathers, the castle, and even the font and color scheme—offer tiny, layered clues to the world of The Vermilion Emporium and its delights and dangers.”
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Jamie Pacton is a Young Adult and Middle Grade author who grew up minutes away from the National Storytelling Center in the mountains of East Tennessee. She has a BA and MA in English Literature, and currently teaches English at the college level. While pursuing her dream of being an author, she worked as a waitress, pen salesperson, lab assistant, art museum guard, bookseller, pool attendant, nanny, and lots of other weird jobs in between. Currently, Jamie lives in Wisconsin with her family. Her YA contemporary books include Lucky Girl and The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly, and, her YA fantasy debut,The Vermilion Emporium, is forthcoming from Peachtree Teen in November 2022. Find Jamie online at her website and on Instagram and Twitter @JamiePacton.
