diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 524a4db..805a6aa 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ let package = Package(
             name: "tinyTCA",
             targets: ["tinyTCA"]
         ),
+        .library(
+            name: "tinyTCATestUtils",
+            targets: ["tinyTCATestUtils"]
+        )
     ],
     targets: [
         .target(
@@ -22,6 +26,14 @@ let package = Package(
                 // Strict concurrency checking (recommended for Swift 6)
                 .enableExperimentalFeature("StrictConcurrency")
             ]
+        ),
+        .target(
+            name: "tinyTCATestUtils",
+            dependencies: ["tinyTCA"]
+        ),
+        .testTarget(
+            name: "tinyTCATests",
+            dependencies: ["tinyTCA", "tinyTCATestUtils"]
         )
     ]
 )
diff --git a/Sources/tinyTCA/tinyTCA.swift b/Sources/tinyTCA/tinyTCA.swift
index d0fa786..c1c3556 100644
--- a/Sources/tinyTCA/tinyTCA.swift
+++ b/Sources/tinyTCA/tinyTCA.swift
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ public final class Store<F: Feature>: ObservableObject {
         }
     }
 
-
     /// A two-way binding to the store's state for SwiftUI
     public var binding: Binding<F.State> {
         Binding(
diff --git a/Sources/tinyTCATestUtils/TestStore.swift b/Sources/tinyTCATestUtils/TestStore.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83f09ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/tinyTCATestUtils/TestStore.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import Foundation
+import Combine
+@testable import tinyTCA
+
+/// A test store for testing state changes in isolation.
+public final class TestStore<F: Feature> {
+  public init(state: F.State, feature: F) {
+    self.state = state
+    self.feature = feature
+  }
+  
+  public init(feature: F) {
+    self.state = feature.initialState
+    self.feature = feature
+  }
+  
+  let feature: F
+  public private(set) var state: F.State
+  
+  public func send(_ action: F.Action) {
+    try? feature.reducer(state: &state, action: action)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/tinyTCATests/tinyTCATests.swift b/Tests/tinyTCATests/tinyTCATests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b21916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/tinyTCATests/tinyTCATests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+@testable import tinyTCA
+import tinyTCATestUtils
+import Testing
+
+@Suite("Counter Feature Tests")
+struct CounterFeatureTests {
+  @Test("Counter increments and decrements correctly")
+  func testCounter() async throws {
+    let testStore = TestStore(feature: CounterFeature())
+    
+    testStore.send(.increment)
+    #expect(testStore.state.count == 1)
+    
+    testStore.send(.decrement)
+    #expect(testStore.state.count == 0)
+    
+    testStore.send(.delayedIncrement)
+    #expect(testStore.state.count == 0)
+  }
+}
+
+struct CounterFeature: Feature {
+  struct State: Equatable {
+    var count = 0
+  }
+  
+  enum Action: Equatable {
+    case increment
+    case decrement
+    case delayedIncrement
+    case delayedIncrementResponse
+  }
+  
+  var initialState: State { State() }
+  
+  func reducer(state: inout State, action: Action) throws {
+    switch action {
+      case .increment:
+        state.count += 1
+      case .decrement:
+        state.count -= 1
+      case .delayedIncrement:
+        // No state change, the effect handles the logic
+        break
+      case .delayedIncrementResponse:
+        state.count += 1
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // not tested yet
+  func effect(for action: Action, state: State) async throws -> Action? {
+    switch action {
+      case .delayedIncrement:
+        try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 1_000_000_000) // 1 second
+        return .delayedIncrementResponse
+      default:
+        return nil
+    }
+  }
+}