Natalie-Nicole Bates

Some inherit houses. Others inherit magic. Some secrets refuse to stay buried. When Elizabeth Martin returns to Willow Hollow to settle her late aunt's estate, she plans to clean out the old Victorian house and leave for good. Instead, she discovers a locked book hidden beneath the floorboards. A book that seems to know her name. As strange events begin to unfold, Elizabeth learns her three maiden aunts spent their lives guarding an ancient family secret.
Now the mysterious Book of Secrets has chosen its next keeper. Sheriff Todd Bellman has one goal: persuade Elizabeth not to sell the house. The problem? He already asked her to stay once. Ten years ago, when he proposed. With old feelings rekindling and long-buried magic awakening, Elizabeth must decide if Willow Hollow is a place to escape...or the home she's finally meant to embrace.