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.

She’s supposed to stay objective, but what happens when her own heart gets caught in the mix?

Unique Magical Abilities: Meet Mimosa, a sixteen-year-old aromateur who can bottle the scent of love itself.
A High-Stakes Curse: For Mim, the rules are simple: help others find love, but never fall in love herself, or she’ll lose her extraordinary gift forever.
Soccer Star Romance: When a love potion goes awry, she’s forced to team up with Court Sawyer, the charming and popular soccer star who’s suddenly at the center of her mistake.
Funny and Romantic: A sweet, witty, and heartfelt story about first love, messy mistakes, and finding your own path, even when it smells like trouble.