The Magic She Hid (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798243119924)

A Cozy Romantasy Novel
Book One of Whispers of Larkspur Hollow

In the quiet village of Larkspur Hollow, magic is meant to behave.

Elowen Vale has spent years making sure hers does.

By keeping her hands folded, her head down, and her gift hidden, Elowen has survived by being overlooked. She listens to magic instead of commanding it-a dangerous, outlawed form of power best left forgotten. And she intends to keep it that way.

Until a lantern shatters.

Until an investigator arrives.

Rowan Ashford is everything Elowen fears: controlled, rule-bound, and sworn to uncover illegal magic wherever it hides. He believes magic must be regulated to be safe-and that kindness is no excuse for breaking the law.

But Larkspur Hollow has secrets woven into its walls. Old magic is waking. A whispering creature has chosen Elowen. And the more Rowan watches her, the harder it becomes to tell where suspicion ends and something far more dangerous begins.

Trust.

As quiet magic stirs and lines blur between enemies and allies, Elowen must decide whether staying hidden is worth losing the life-and love-she never believed she was allowed to have.

A cozy romantasy filled with gentle magic, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, and a village where even the walls are listening.