The Great Pumpkin Shortage
(2025)(The first book in the Headless Chronicles series)
A novel by Arla Jones
When the pumpkins fail, so does the legend…
For centuries, Ichabod Thorne—the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow—has maintained his fearsome reputation with perfectly carved jack-o’-lanterns. But this year, disaster strikes: a mysterious blight wipes out every pumpkin in town. Forced to settle for butternut squash and decorative gourds, Ichabod becomes a laughingstock on social media, and his supernatural union teeters on the brink of having his haunting license revoked.Enter Cassie Mae Holloway, a plucky agricultural scientist determined to save the harvest—and a reluctant headless guardian who’s struggling to navigate the baffling modern world. Together, along with a motley crew of small-town allies, they must unravel a supernatural conspiracy, battle a centuries-old warlock, and restore Sleepy Hollow’s pumpkin glory before Halloween night.
Part supernatural comedy, part environmental mystery, and part fish-out-of-water romance, The Great Pumpkin Shortage blends classic horror with contemporary humor. Sometimes, the scariest thing of all… is change itself. Or perhaps it’s love.
Where pumpkins glow and hearts ignite, Sleepy Hollow thrives.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
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