Peppermint & Phantoms

The weather outside is frightful. But the ghost inside is... complicated.

Maya Rao survived her first autumn in Hollow's End. She renovated her haunted bookstore, befriended a Victorian ghost butler, and even found a librarian boyfriend. She thought she was ready for anything.

Then the temperature dropped forty degrees in five minutes.

A mysterious woman with a suitcase made of ice has arrived at The Resting Place. She doesn't speak, she freezes everything she touches, and she's looking for something lost in a blizzard a hundred years ago.

Now, the town is trapped in a supernatural deep freeze. The pipes are bursting, the ghosts are shivering, and a massive folklore monster-the Yule Cat-is prowling the streets, looking for warmth (and possibly a snack).

Maya has three days until the Winter Solstice to solve the mystery of the frozen guest. If she fails, Hollow's End will remain winter forever.

Can she thaw a frozen heart before her tea-and her neighbors-turn into ice blocks?

Peppermint & Phantoms is the second book in the Hollow's End Mysteries. Expect:

• A giant, fluffy (but deadly) Yule Cat.


• copious amounts of hot cocoa and magical pastries.


• A ghost watchmaker with a monocle.


• A heartwarming tale about grief, love, and ugly holiday sweaters.

Grab a blanket and a hot drink-it's going to get chilly.