The Apothecary Diaries: vol. 14 Cookbooks Nowatari Rui has long been

Nowatari Rui has long been the subject of her husband's novels

and helpful mystery-solving logic grids

and the power of family

A shy bookworm enlists her charming neighbor to help her score a date

heartwarming stories and a keen insight into the problems we all confront

The Apothecary Diaries: vol. 14 Cookbooks Nowatari Rui has long beenAfter breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly illustrated period mystery series! After tangling with a ghost at the Diamond Palace and temporarily trading in her poisons for sweet treats, Maomao returns to the Jade Palace only to find a grave problem staring her in the face! Mere weeks before the