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The Well-Kept Secret
Paperback
Series: A Wishville Mystery, Book 1
Publisher Price: $16.99
Publisher: Oliver-Heber Books
Published: Oct 28 2025
Pages: 250
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A Spring Festival. A Magical Murder. A Secret Buried Beneath the Well.
Wishville, Vermont looks like a storybook postcard-complete with forest festivals, quirky locals, and a centuries-old wishing well that allegedly grants one wish each season. But for Lyra Wells, the magic isn't just folklore-it's her full-time job. As the half-human, half-Dweller Guardian of the Well, Lyra must keep the peace between the mortal world and the magical realm of Elarion. That means overseeing every seasonal WishFest, keeping tourists entertained, and pretending her glowing cat sidekick isn't judging everyone.
But when an all-too-nosy antique dealer is found mysteriously dead by the well-and a rare memory crystal is discovered at the scene-the fragile treaty between worlds begins to unravel, and the ethereal Dweller chief enforcer isn't happy. As the townsfolk whisper about curses and coincidences, something ancient stirs beneath the surface-and it's not ready to stay hidden.
Now Lyra must solve a murder, hide her magical identity, outwit the gossip-fueled Wellies (a trio of eccentric women with suspiciously accurate intuition), and work alongside a grumpy new police chief who doesn't believe in wishes...or in her. Caught between two worlds and two men, everything is on the line and the clock is ticking.
Because in Wishville, even one secret can change everything.
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