A Day of Reckoning
(2026)(The fourth book in the Chronicles of the Whispering Falls Keepers series)
A novel by Hazel Whitmore
Years have passed since the worst of the witch trials, but in Andover, some wounds have never truly closed.
When anonymous restitution parcels begin appearing at local doorsteps, Mercy Lovejoy understands the impulse behind them. People are trying to return what was taken, repair what was damaged, and make peace with choices made during a terrible time.
Then one parcel contains something that never belonged to the family who received it.
What begins as an awkward attempt at amends quickly raises old suspicions. Someone knows exactly where the missing possessions came from, but no one seems willing to admit how they got them—or why they waited so long to give them back.
As Mercy follows a trail of household marks, delivery routes, half-finished notes, and memories people would rather leave buried, she must determine whether someone is truly trying to make things right… or using the past to create a new kind of trouble.
With Josiah beside her, three unusually opinionated cats underfoot, and young Patience growing up in a household shaped by both magic and hard-earned mercy, Mercy discovers that returning what was taken may be simple.
Deciding what forgiveness requires is not.
A Day of Reckoning is Book Four in the Mercy Lovejoy Keeper series, a cozy historical fantasy mystery filled with witchcraft, cats, family, found community, and the quieter mysteries left behind after history moves on.
Genre: Fantasy
When anonymous restitution parcels begin appearing at local doorsteps, Mercy Lovejoy understands the impulse behind them. People are trying to return what was taken, repair what was damaged, and make peace with choices made during a terrible time.
Then one parcel contains something that never belonged to the family who received it.
What begins as an awkward attempt at amends quickly raises old suspicions. Someone knows exactly where the missing possessions came from, but no one seems willing to admit how they got them—or why they waited so long to give them back.
As Mercy follows a trail of household marks, delivery routes, half-finished notes, and memories people would rather leave buried, she must determine whether someone is truly trying to make things right… or using the past to create a new kind of trouble.
With Josiah beside her, three unusually opinionated cats underfoot, and young Patience growing up in a household shaped by both magic and hard-earned mercy, Mercy discovers that returning what was taken may be simple.
Deciding what forgiveness requires is not.
A Day of Reckoning is Book Four in the Mercy Lovejoy Keeper series, a cozy historical fantasy mystery filled with witchcraft, cats, family, found community, and the quieter mysteries left behind after history moves on.
Genre: Fantasy