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Hawthorne Reach Echo Mysteries

Four paranormal cozy mysteries built around Cora Whitcomb, fair-play investigation, quiet supernatural Echoes, and a coastal New England town with a long memory.

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New to Hawthorne Reach? Begin with Book One.

Each novel solves a complete murder mystery, while Cora’s second-chance life, relationships, estate business, and understanding of the Echoes deepen in order.

Book 1 is available in Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and paperback.

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Murder, Itemized

A Midlife Witch Paranormal Cozy Mystery

Returning to Hawthorne Reach was supposed to be a second chance. An estate inventory, a dead executor, and a Victorian mourning locket turn it into Cora Whitcomb’s first case.

Also available with Kindle Unlimited.

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Not the First Owner

A Midlife Witch Paranormal Cozy Mystery

A routine North Bluff downsizing job turns dangerous when a silver-backed hand mirror, an old access dispute, and a murdered surveyor refuse to fit the simplest story.

Also available with Kindle Unlimited.

Cover of What the Bell Kept by Eliza Fairholt, Hawthorne Reach Echo Mysteries Book 3

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What the Bell Kept

A Midlife Witch Paranormal Cozy Mystery

An old brass bell, a historic life-saving station, a disputed rescue, and fourteen missing minutes become Cora Whitcomb’s third Echo case.

Available now on Amazon.com in Kindle and paperback.

Cover of The Room No One Claimed by Eliza Fairholt, Hawthorne Reach Echo Mysteries Book 4

Book 4 · Pre-order Now · Releases September 24

The Room No One Claimed

A Midlife Witch Paranormal Cozy Mystery

An old room, a brass return-key tag touched by more than one life, and a murder tied to private records force Cora to separate what a place remembers from what the evidence can prove.

Pre-order now on Amazon.com. Releases September 24, 2026.

Next release · September 24The Room No One Claimed

Pre-order Cora Whitcomb’s fourth Echo mystery and continue the series next Thursday.

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The Hawthorne Reach Promise

A cozy world. A real mystery.

Complete casesEvery book resolves its central murder mystery.
Limited magicEchoes create questions; evidence creates answers.
Midlife perspectiveCora brings experience, judgment, and a life already lived.
Read-through rewardThe town, cast, and relationships deepen book by book.
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The World Behind the Cases

Hawthorne Reach remembers.

Meet the town, the recurring cast, and the rules that keep the Echoes from becoming easy answers.

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