Recipes, Riddles, and Restless Spirits

Librarian Dawn Keen is finally settling into life at Red Oaks Library, and November in Bannon Mills brings a new challenge when the library launches its first annual cookbook contest. Soon, recipes and family stories are pouring in, and Dawn is surrounded by exactly the kind of small-town chaos she is learning to love. There is only one problem. A strange heartbeat is thudding through the library, and whatever is causing it has no intention of staying quiet. 

Dawn's life goes sideways again as she teeters between a romance she swore she didn't want and another she can never have. And to make matters worse, the haunting escalates into a bizarre series of supernatural riddles and eerie clues that may reveal a terrible secret with the power to upend the community and expose one of their own. 

Armed with her librarian instincts, Mae's questionable wisdom, Ethan's steady support, Charles's ghostly protection, and a growing suspicion that the dead are every bit as stubborn as the living, Dawn searches for answers. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more complicated the story becomes. With Thanksgiving closing in and a determined spirit demanding justice, Dawn must unravel the mystery before a killer walks free.