The Weeping Weaver of Birkswood: A B-Squared Mystery

The quiet magic of a small-town bookstore is about to be silenced.

Kate Thorne has finally found peace. Her coastal bookstore, Brew & Browse, is a sanctuary where she serves Earl Grey with a side of literature, and her unique family gift—the ability to hear the stories of objects—has settled from a chaotic roar into a manageable hum. She even has a steady anchor in Alex Davenport, the handsome, logic-driven detective who’s (mostly) accepted that her world runs on magic.

But peace is a fragile thing in Birkswood.

When a chillingly elegant Collector named Lucian walks into her shop and shuts down her world with the flick of an ancient, obsidian watch, Kate is faced with a terrifying ultimatum: find his missing, memory-stealing artifact, or be permanently severed from her gift, her family, and her very self.

Now, with a magical deadline ticking down, Kate and Alex must hunt for a dangerous locket through the town’s hidden history. But the truth they uncover is darker than a simple theft:

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  Lucian isn’t just hunting for a lost toy; he’s on a reconnaissance mission, gathering the tools and history of a century-old war between their families.
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  And the only way to defeat his Nullifying magic is to forge a new weapon—a “sword of hope”—from the very objects he despises.

In a war fought on two fronts—the magical and the mundane—Kate must confront a truth she’s been running from: she’s not just a Seeker who finds lost things. She’s a Warden, a guardian of the most powerful secrets in the world. And she’s about to find out what happens when a small-town bookseller decides to fight back.