Curses Between the Covers (Bookmarks and Broomsticks, #4)

Fable Pierce thought surviving her first brush with Thornbroom Hollow’s magic meant she’d earned a little breathing room.

She should have known better.

The magical bookshop has accepted her. The books are listening. The town has begun to reveal its secrets. And Fable is finally starting to understand that her new role comes with more than strange deliveries, enchanted objects, and the occasional crisis that refuses to respect business hours.

But the mysteries in Thornbroom Hollow are only getting darker, and the Murks have made their intentions painfully clear. They want what Fable has and access to the magic tied to Bookmarks and Broomsticks. The Murks are no longer content to lurk in the shadows while Fable learns how much power has landed in her hands.

Fable realizes the danger isn’t coming only from the outside, and old, forgotten threats resurface from Thornbroom Hollow, just as Fable slowly begins to trust her new magic. It seems that someone close to the truth has been keeping secrets, and every answer she uncovers reveals more danger.

It doesn’t help that the police chief keeps showing up at exactly the wrong moments, which makes it impossible for Fable to decide whether he’s protecting Thornbroom Hollow, protecting her, or hiding behind his badge while the Murks make their move.

And she can't help but wonder, has she been trusting the wrong person all along?

Perfect for readers who love cozy fantasy mysteries, magical midlife heroines, enchanted bookshops, witchy small towns, slow-burn romantic tension, found family, and secrets with just enough bite to keep the pages turning.