From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl, Stacey Lee, an evocative novel about a teen aroma expert who uses her extrasensitive sense of smell to help others fall in love—while protecting her own heart at all costs. Perfect for fans of When Dimple Met Rishi and I’ll Be the One and now in paperback.

Sometimes love is right under your nose. As one of only two aromateurs left on the planet, sixteen-year-old Mimosa knows what her future holds: a lifetime of weeding, mixing love elixirs, and matchmaking—all while remaining incurably alone.

For Mim, the rules are clear: falling in love would render her nose useless, taking away her one great talent. Still, Mimosa doesn’t want to spend her life elbow-deep in soil and begonias. She dreams of a normal high school experience with friends, sports practices, debate club, and even a boyfriend.

But when she accidentally gives an elixir to the wrong woman and has to rely on the lovesick woman’s son, the school soccer star, to help fix the situation, Mim quickly begins to realize that falling in love isn’t always a choice you can make.

At once hopeful, funny, and romantic, Stacey Lee’s The Secret of a Heart Note is a richly evocative coming-of-age story that gives a fresh perspective on falling in love and finding one’s place in the world.

One wrong potion. One handsome soccer star. And one love witch who’s about to break all her own rules.

• Forbidden Romance: Sixteen-year-old Mim knows falling in love will destroy her unique gift—a rule that gets complicated when she meets the charming school soccer star, Court Sawyer.
• Forced Proximity: After a love potion goes disastrously wrong, Mim has to team up with Court to reverse her mistake, forcing them to work together and fight their growing attraction.
• Athlete Romance: He’s the popular soccer captain. She’s the reclusive love witch with a secret. Sparks fly in this sweet and funny story about two teens from different worlds.
• Magical Realism: Experience a contemporary world with a magical twist, where a secret family of aromateurs creates powerful love elixirs from their hidden garden.
• Unique Powers: Follow a heroine with an extraordinary sense of smell, a gift that allows her to decode the secrets of the heart but comes at a great personal cost.