Wedding Mischief

The Sunbolt Chronicles #3.5

by Intisar Khanani

What’s a wedding without a little chaos?

Trouble never fails to find Hitomi, but even she never expected it to come in the form of a mischievous baby goat with a taste for wedding dresses.

Join our favorite fugitive mage as she gets reeled into saving the (wedding) day in this cozy short story featuring goatherding mishaps, a wardrobe emergency, sisterly love, and a delicious cup of mint tea.

This story takes place after Debts of Fire, Book 3 of the Sunbolt Chronicles. Please be aware it contains some unavoidable spoilers for previous books.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

37 pages, ebook

First published April 7, 2026

About the author

Intisar Khanani writes mighty girls in diverse worlds. Prior to publishing, she ran a student volunteer center, helped hospitals stay afloat, and developed projects to reduce infant mortality—which was as close as she could get to saving the world. Now she pens fantasy novels about young women motivated by compassion, empathy, and radical kindness taking on systemic injustice, facing down monsters, and forging the families they need.

Intisar is the author of The Sunbolt Chronicles and the Dauntless Path novels. Two of her books were Kirkus Reviews picks for Best Teen and YA Fantasy Novels of the Year. She is deeply honored to serve as the 2026 Writer in Residence for the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library.

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Reviews

[John Gilbert · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short bit of fun for Hitomi after virtually saving her world in the last book of this series. Her 'sister' Huda is getting married and a goat has taken a big bite out of her wedding dress, which needs immediate repair. Frivolous and unnecessary, but a fun diversion.

[aforestofbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was too cute and honestly just what I needed, and what Hitomi needed after the events of the last book.

I will say, definitely felt like I got punched a few times reading some lines, so I shall spoiler them here:

”Not all trouble has my name on it, you know. I don’t have to fix it all.”

”It’s strange, you know, not to be the one caring for people, but to be the one being cared for. It’s…nice. You should try it sometime.”

[Hana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and sweet, but it’s always delightful to spend time with Hitomi and this actually did have some lovely character moments for her and relationship moments between her and Huda.

perhaps this is part of what the phoenix wanted for me… that I learn to live without always having to throw myself into the next fire I find.

Even if I don’t quite fit, don’t quite know how to let myself be cared for—at least I can let myself be welcomed, and that is a form of care,

[Beth Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

After her latest adventure, Hitomi deserves a few quiet days of joy and safety. But trouble seems to find her no matter where she is—even from a baby goat…

This short story from The Sunbolt Chronicles was a fun, cozy fantasy tale of mishaps, ingenuity and sisterly love—and it made me long for book four of this series to be released.

[Gretal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was wonderful! I love Hitomi and this world so much, and it was so nice to read a short little story set after Debts of Fire.

[Linda Lassman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a charming tale set in the day before Huda's wedding. I enjoyed it tremendously and am so happy that Khanani wrote it for us.

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ended too soon!

Loved it! I’ve waited what felt like forever for this small installment and now to wait for the next one.

[Maria2000 · Rating 4 out of 5]

After the events of Book 3, Hitomi definitely needed this reprieve and I enjoyed reading about it.

[Marian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very nice.

Such a lovely little story. Ms. Khanani's writing always feels sure and comfortable, and the lesson her protagonist is learning is so well laid out.