Crumbs & Covenants
(2026)(The tenth book in the Whispering Falls: Cozy Magical Cat Mystery series)
A novel by Hazel Whitmore
Judith has always believed good food can change a person’s day.
She never expected it to change an entire town.
When customers at Judith’s bakery begin acting strangely after eating the same batch of pastries, Clara Mercer first looks for an ordinary explanation. But the pattern is impossible to ignore. People become happier, warmer, more affectionate—and then their moods begin shifting together in ways that seem connected to Judith herself.
Judith has no memory of casting a spell.
She only remembers baking.
With Eleanor still in Whispering Falls, the coven must untangle what Judith accidentally set in motion, identify everyone affected, and learn how to break a magical connection that was created without anyone understanding the consequences. For Judith, the lesson is uncomfortable and deeply personal: intention matters, but so do boundaries, consent, and every word spoken over something meant to nourish another person.
Meanwhile, an old object surfaces among the family’s kitchen things, carrying a history that may reach all the way back to Mercy Lovejoy and Andover.
Owen Marsh recognizes more than he should.
Sera notices.
And the longer she watches him, the harder it becomes to believe the awkward history teacher has told her everything about who—or what—he really is.
With Bodhi beginning his lessons under Wren’s watchful eye, Howard’s instincts around Judith becoming harder to dismiss, and the women of Whispering Falls growing into magic they are only beginning to understand, Clara discovers that some mysteries begin with a crime.
Others begin with a recipe.
And some secrets have been waiting more than a century to be spoken.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
She never expected it to change an entire town.
When customers at Judith’s bakery begin acting strangely after eating the same batch of pastries, Clara Mercer first looks for an ordinary explanation. But the pattern is impossible to ignore. People become happier, warmer, more affectionate—and then their moods begin shifting together in ways that seem connected to Judith herself.
Judith has no memory of casting a spell.
She only remembers baking.
With Eleanor still in Whispering Falls, the coven must untangle what Judith accidentally set in motion, identify everyone affected, and learn how to break a magical connection that was created without anyone understanding the consequences. For Judith, the lesson is uncomfortable and deeply personal: intention matters, but so do boundaries, consent, and every word spoken over something meant to nourish another person.
Meanwhile, an old object surfaces among the family’s kitchen things, carrying a history that may reach all the way back to Mercy Lovejoy and Andover.
Owen Marsh recognizes more than he should.
Sera notices.
And the longer she watches him, the harder it becomes to believe the awkward history teacher has told her everything about who—or what—he really is.
With Bodhi beginning his lessons under Wren’s watchful eye, Howard’s instincts around Judith becoming harder to dismiss, and the women of Whispering Falls growing into magic they are only beginning to understand, Clara discovers that some mysteries begin with a crime.
Others begin with a recipe.
And some secrets have been waiting more than a century to be spoken.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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