The Adventures of Annabel Teacup

This is the second book by author Lorna Ann Gauthier in her series The Adventures of Annabel Teacup. The title, The Magic Begins, was chosen to highlight the metamorphosis of Annabel Teacup having gone through challenging life experiences. Unbeknownst to Annabel, these new experiences have drastically changed her life for the better. New characters guide her on her path and make her aware of the possibilities that lay ahead for creating her own magic—magic she never knew was possible.

Apprentice tea witch Yesterday Crumb is on a mission to find her mother. First stop in her search is London to watch The Wild Feast, the biggest magical cooking competition in Europe. But when the teashop Yesterday and her friends call home is shrunk by the Faerie Queen's Spymaster, she must join the competition to win it back. Yesterday will have to face more than just a fierce competition when new enemies emerge and members of the Faerie Court start to go missing.