Hazel's Last Remedy: A Hollow Bend Novel

By Rei Kilah

Some inheritances come with more than dust and debt.

When Mira Ashwell receives word that her estranged grandmother has passed
away, she is left with two things: the key to a failing apothecary shop in
the misty valley town of Hollow Bend, and eight years of guilt she has never
properly faced.

Mira swore she would never come back. She left in the middle of the night
after a working went wrong, convinced she wasn't meant to carry the family's
gift. But the shop is drowning in debt, the garden behind it is dying in
patches that defy any ordinary explanation, and the whole valley seems to be
quietly unraveling.

With the help of a sharp-tongued familiar cat who has not forgiven her
absence, a steadfast blacksmith learning to trust magic again, a loyal
childhood friend, and an old woman who knows more about the valley's ancient
protection than she is willing to say plainly, Mira begins to piece together
the truth. Her grandmother was the keeper of a blessing that has shielded
Hollow Bend for generations, and now that duty may fall to Mira alone.

To save the town, Mira will have to relearn the honest magic she once ran
from, face the guilt she buried for eight long years, and decide, once and
for all, whether she is ready to claim the home she never stopped loving.

Hazel's Last Remedy is a warm, low stakes cozy fantasy about grief, found
family, garden magic, and second chances, perfect for readers who love
small town magic shops, gentle mysteries, and stories where the real magic
is honesty.

Book One of the Hollow Bend series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HBJ7K681
• ISBN13: 9798188828318
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"