The Well-Forgotten Past
(2026)(The sixth book in the Wishville Mystery series)
A novel by Kari Lee Townsend
Atmospheric and offbeat, this is a paranormal small-town mystery featuring fading magic, ancient artifacts, and a summer festival where a stranger's murder drags long-buried secrets back into the light.
A forgotten relic. A failing sense. A summer festival where the past refuses to stay buried.
Lyra Wells is losing her grip. As the Solstice Sun-Sail begins on Lake Mistfall, the magic that once defined her as a Guardian is flickering out, leaving her more human than she has been in three centuries. She wants to focus on the festival's curated charm, but her Seismic Sense has gone dangerously quiet, leaving her blind to whatever is building beneath the water.
And the frequency isn't coming from Elarion.
That peace shatters when Sterling Vane, a mineral prospector from out of town, is found dead on a luxury houseboat. He died clutching a piece of humming jade — a relic tied to a forgotten realm and a treaty the Elders buried centuries ago.
With her magic behaving like a dying ember, Lyra must rely on human intuition and the help of the Fearless Four to navigate a sea of suspects. Chief Holden Thorn faces a town on edge, while LuLu begins to feel the water watching her and realizes her connection to a people and a power she never knew she had. Between a barber protecting his land and a specialist in indigenous myths, Lyra must find the killer before the well-forgotten past swallows the future.
Because when the magic fades, the room no longer thrums with resonance—it just smells of stale coffee and the metallic tang of a secret.
Perfect for readers who love:
– Summer lake festivals and luxury houseboat mysteries
– A heroine navigating the loss of her powers
– Ancient artifacts and hidden world secrets
– Small-town noir with high-stakes paranormal twists
Genre: Urban Fantasy
A forgotten relic. A failing sense. A summer festival where the past refuses to stay buried.
Lyra Wells is losing her grip. As the Solstice Sun-Sail begins on Lake Mistfall, the magic that once defined her as a Guardian is flickering out, leaving her more human than she has been in three centuries. She wants to focus on the festival's curated charm, but her Seismic Sense has gone dangerously quiet, leaving her blind to whatever is building beneath the water.
And the frequency isn't coming from Elarion.
That peace shatters when Sterling Vane, a mineral prospector from out of town, is found dead on a luxury houseboat. He died clutching a piece of humming jade — a relic tied to a forgotten realm and a treaty the Elders buried centuries ago.
With her magic behaving like a dying ember, Lyra must rely on human intuition and the help of the Fearless Four to navigate a sea of suspects. Chief Holden Thorn faces a town on edge, while LuLu begins to feel the water watching her and realizes her connection to a people and a power she never knew she had. Between a barber protecting his land and a specialist in indigenous myths, Lyra must find the killer before the well-forgotten past swallows the future.
Because when the magic fades, the room no longer thrums with resonance—it just smells of stale coffee and the metallic tang of a secret.
Perfect for readers who love:
– Summer lake festivals and luxury houseboat mysteries
– A heroine navigating the loss of her powers
– Ancient artifacts and hidden world secrets
– Small-town noir with high-stakes paranormal twists
Genre: Urban Fantasy
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