As the Grimoire Pages Turn

A serial memoirist. A tell-all witchy memoir. A body in the bookstore reading nook.

In the cozy corners of the Three Witches Bookstore, life’s usually a charming mix of tea, books, and the occasional magical mishap. For Octavia Grimstone, a witch and mystery writer, life’s just taken a turn for the intriguingly grim since she discovered a lifeless body in the store’s beloved reading nook.Elzadora, their ancient feline familiar, is set on bringing back the store’s old magic, and she wouldn’t mind if Octavia’s co-owners were part of the ‘out with the old’ strategy.Octavia’s the prime suspect in this unsettling murder. Not the best place for a fifty-plus witch to be. But then Cassius Morgenthrall, Grimstone Grove’s local witch doctor, comes into the picture. Awkward introductions and intriguing distractions aside, they are tangled up in breaking a curse that the memoirist left behind, threatening not just the bookstore but the lives of every author in Grimstone Grove.As the mystery unravels, with the threat of the curse looming over them, Cassius and Octavia delve into the realm of magic and motives. Solving this mystery will take more than her usual flair for fiction and require every ounce of her magical gumption. In this case, the final chapter isn’t just about unmasking a murderer but saving the heart and essence of their magical community as the grimoire pages turn.