The Crooked Willow of Sugarvale Cottage
Beneath the rose-pink branches of Sugarvale’s crooked willow, a magical cottage begins to unravel from an ancient promise left wounded too long. Mirabel Moss...
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The Twisted Road to Ravenwick House
A storm-dark road, a suspicious raven, and a manor with far too many secrets lead Silas Vetch into the orbit of the Widow of Ravenwick — a woman whose stolen...
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The Laughing Gnome Sonata
A cursed crimson piano, a wildly laughing gnome, and one forbidden sonata turn a respectable conservatory into a glorious musical disaster. In The Laughing G...
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The Midnight Greenhouse Under the Crimson Elder
Beneath the ancient Crimson Elder, Maribel Thistlewick inherits a glowing midnight greenhouse, a warning-covered brass bell, and a family legacy of botanical...
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The Twin Hearths of the Bloodleaf Hollow
In The Twin Hearths of the Bloodleaf Hollow, two sharp-tongued cottage rivals must finally stop turning affection into arguments when the ancient crimson tre...
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The Ember Bridge
A glowing river beneath an ancient stone bridge begins remembering every grief the village tried to bury. In The Ember Bridge, Mara Vey must cross into the f...
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Moon Orchard Hollow
In Moon Orchard Hollow, one foolish baker steals from the Bad Decision Orchard under a full moon and accidentally triggers a village-wide audit of pride, gos...
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The Violin Goblin Who Hit the Forbidden Note
A mischievous goblin violinist accepts a midnight funeral invitation and follows the forbidden notes beneath Saint Bartholomew’s Cemetery, where a long-burie...
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The Blossomclaw Crablet
A tiny flower-crowned crab with big glossy eyes and an even bigger ego becomes the accidental center of a Sugarwild Garden legend when her flair for dramatic...
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The Crimson-and-Ivory Library Tower
A storm-born tower, an unfinished staircase, and a book restorer with no patience left for buried lies collide in The Crimson-and-Ivory Library Tower. When M...
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The Pearl-Dripped Snail Queen of Petalwick Hollow
A royal pearl vanishes during Pollen Hour, and Queen Mirabella Pearlwhorl turns Petalwick Hollow’s most dangerous weapon — gossip — into a glittering investi...
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The Lavender Door in the Hill
Behind a lavender door tucked into a storm-kissed hill, the hidden village of Underbloom has a serious housing problem: the hill is alive, the rooms are movi...
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The Teal Roof Tea House
At the storm-lit edge of Ribbonhollow Valley, The Teal Roof Tea House serves tea warm enough to comfort the weary—and honest enough to ruin everyone’s evenin...
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The Scarlet Violin House
When Juniper Wrenwick seeks shelter inside the strange and sassy Scarlet Violin House, she discovers a valley haunted by unfinished songs, old regrets, and a...
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The Wide-Eyed Wiggleworm of Blushberry Blossom
When Wiggle, the wide-eyed little troublemaker of Blushberry Blossom, sneaks one forbidden taste of sacred pollen, the entire garden erupts into glittery sne...
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