Secrets & Shadows: A Ferntree Falls Story: Where the dead whisper—and the shadows listen

By Patti Roberts

The Witch's Brew has always been more than a bookshop. Tish just never knew how much more.

Readers who enjoy magical shops, small-town paranormal mysteries, slow-burn romantic tension, family secrets and animal familiars.

Returning to rain-soaked Ferntree Falls after her grandmother's death, Tish plans to reopen the beloved shop and begin again. But the building seems to recognise her. A bent silver spoon whispers a warning. A stopped clock moves when no one is watching. And a black kitten named Pippi behaves as though she has guarded the place for years.

Then Tish discovers the message Tilly left behind: Beware the ones who walk in shadow.

Rowan Carmichael-the wary local mechanic with a raven tattoo and a missing mother-clearly knows more than he will admit. So does James, the magnetic new chef whose charm hides a connection to an ancient archive. Both men want to protect Tish. Neither has told her the whole truth.

As familiar faces begin casting impossible shadows, Tish must unravel her family's magic, expose the presence wearing a trusted human life and finish the spell her grandmother died defending. But the final ward demands a sacrifice-and Tish refuses to let love become another name for loss.

Secrets & Shadows is a romantic paranormal mystery filled with enchanted books, small-town secrets, dangerous attraction and a courageous black kitten with magic in her eyes.

If you liked The Witchwood Estate Series, then pick yourself up a copy of Secrets & Shadows.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HFWBMFMS
• ISBN13: 9798193674313
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"