The ​Mirror of Infinite Endings

Once Upon a Broken Heart #3.5

by Stephanie Garber

Return to the Magnificent North and the breathtaking love story that has captivated readers all over the world in this beautifully illustrated novella!

Jacks and Evangeline Fox have finally found their happily ever after.

Everything here in the Hollow is wonderful and perfect.

Nothing is going to go wrong.

No one is keeping a secret...except for maybe one.

But don't worry, it's not going to rewrite reality or alter history or change the ending of Jacks and Evangeline's story.

Definitely not.

Featuring cameos from fan-favourite characters and twenty full-page illustrations by Lotusbubble, the fourth instalment in the Once Upon a Broken Heart universe will immerse readers once again in this beloved No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series. Because every story has the potential for infinite endings.

Genres: Fantasy, Romantasy, Romance, Young Adult, Novella, Fantasy Romance, Fiction

256 pages, Hardcover

First published September 22, 2026

About the author

Stephanie Garber is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages. Alchemy of Secrets is her debut novel for adults and will be published around the world.

Reviews

[levi (starboy) (s.ia)]

Me imagining myself as jacks (i have blonde hair)

Yayy it’s released

[molly lou]

I’m on my way Jacks 😏



HAPPY RELEASE DAYYYYYYYYY 😋🍎

[jenoodle✮⋆˙]

🫧🤍 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝: If this is a cash grab or my man Jacks gets his image ruined, I will fight someone.

. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁.. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁
💋 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞: girls it’s time. OUR MAN JACKS IS COMING BACK. I REPEAT OUR MAN JACKS IS COMING BACKKKKKKK. 😫😫 JACKS CULT UNITE.

[Saranya [uni- s.ia.]]

⛧°. ⋆༺♱༻⋆. °⛧
𝜗ৎ Pre-Release
⛧°. ⋆༺♱༻⋆. °⛧

🚨 OUABH NOVELLA INCOMING 🚨
WE GOT THE TITLE, GUYS!!
Brace yourselves, ladies and gentlemen, because I will be UNHINGED, UNSTOPPABLE and UNAPOLOGETIC. I will ascend. I will combust. I will cease to be a functioning member of society the moment this book touches my hands.
I have been going insane ever since I had seen Garber posting this on Insta!! Miss Garber, you’ve unleashed chaos and I have never been SO READY!!


MY FANART!

[èvieane]

ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ᯓ★ RTC ⁀➷ ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ this was good, it was great; but it had the potential to be magnificent and that's what bothers me.
Anyway, EVAJACKS ARE THE LEGENDARY LOVERS AND NO OTHER FICTIONAL COUPLE COMES EVEN CLOSE TO THEM 🥹



⊹₊┈ㆍ┈ㆍ┈ㆍ✿ㆍ┈ㆍ┈ㆍ┈₊⊹
ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ᯓ ✿ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍pre-reading ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ⪼
ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ○ started ┆22-September-2026┆

ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ⤿ got back from my trip last night, slept for about 4 hours AND NOW I AM READY FOR MY BABIES!!
Just be aware that I might trash-talk this, I might also cry saying i love it; you will never know how i'll actually feel about this book until the end

[♡✿Mania⁠✿♡ ꒰ drained ꒱]

GUYSSSSSSSS I'M ACTUALLY GOING ABSOLUTELY FERAL OVER HERE PREPARE TO GET SICK OF ME CUZ THE LOMLS ARE ARE COMING BACKKK.

[veerali]

OMG ITS OUT JACKS POOKIE I MISSED YOU SO MUCH 🏃🏽‍♀️‍➡️🏃🏽‍♀️‍➡️
——

JACKS PLS BITE ME!! 🤭

[₊ ˚ ale ࿓ ♡ ⋆｡˚]

── 💀🐈‍⬛ ᝰ .ᐟ pre-release.
Jacks is not a hear me out. He's a hold me back. I said what I said.

[aqsa]

TODAY IS THE DAY OMGG

no cuz wdym evajacks ends today?!?!?!?! 🥲🥲

my preorder lowk doesn’t come till next week tho ughh I swear If someone spoils this for me I will preform black magic on all of u

🍎🎀🦊🏹💗

[DaniasBooktique D Amora]

THIS IS MY ROMAN EMPIRE. I WILL NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT THIS😭💕💘🦊🍎🏹🎀

Edit: OMG WE JUST GOT THE TITLE REVEAL AND ITS BEAUTIFUL. BUT IM ALSO SCARED OF WHAT IT MEANS AHHHH

[♥︎ Heather ⚔ (Semi-Hiatus-attempting return)]

Now I’m going to be rushing this year by for the release of this book! I’m so weak, I love this universe so much 💖💖

[Ss (s-ia)]

OH MY GOD THIS COVER!!!

[༻gemma༺{semi ia} ఌ· ° .]

I NEED THIS IN MY HANDS IMMEDIATELY. JACKS CAN CALL ME WHATEVER, WHENEVER, WHEREVER HE WANTS OMG I NEED THIS I DONT THINK YOU UNDERSTAND. I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS SERIES AND THANK GOD MOTHER IS FEEDING US 🙇‍♀️😝🕺😈😝🕺😈😝🕺😈😝🕺😈😝🕺😈

Me rn fr: 🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺

[✨sofia✨]

JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS
JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS
JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCKKKKSSSSSSSSSS

oh how I have missed you 🥹

💋🍎

What I hope happens~
Easter eggs for chaos x lala story
Wedding
Eva becomes immortal or jacks becomes mortal
Fluff!!
The last scar on Eva’s wrist disappears on their wedding!!

[Dawn Solaris]

♬ ᗩᑎTIᑕIᑭᗩTEᗪ .ᐟ

⭑𓂃 Hi hi ~

I’ve had a particular history with OUABH, Jacks… and of course sweet Eva, you see (⊙ _ ⊙)

And sadly, I’m a thorough hater who’s ready to be more hated on than Apollo himself ( •᷄ᴗ•́)

#FOMO #IAmSorryIReallyAm #ApplesAreYum

[vita ｡ꪆৎ]

ꕤ 🏹🏰 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 ࿐ ͎. ｡˚ ° ⊹ ˚.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⤿ release date — september 22, 2026!

⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⋆｡‧˚ʚ 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗂𝗋𝗋𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 🪞🌟 ɞ˚‧｡⋆

feb. 11 — 2026 ┆ IM FREAKING OUT WE FINALLY HAVE THE TITLE AND RELEASE DATE, I LOVE IT SOOOO MUCH 🥹💌

oct. 28 — 2025 ┆ I SCREAMED WHEN STEPHANIE ANNOUNCED THIS!!! can’t wait to have jacks and eva back 😭💘💞

[Uswah]

BR ALREADY BOOKED WITH MY GORGEOUS THEA 😼🍎🦊 SOOOOO EXCITED FOR MY BABIESSSS

[DoorDash]

WE ARE SO CLOSE, GUYS!!!!! 🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜

I just realized… Lala x Chaos is an awesome ship, but… Lala’s dragon prince came back in book 3. WHAT DO WE DO?????? PLEASE DON’T BE A TRIANGLE!! BUT PLEASE DO BE ONE!! I would feel horrible if Lala just abandoned the prince guy for Chaos, but I like Chaos more for Lala. Dragon guy beat up my boy Jacks, so he can go rot in hell for all I care.


ONE MONTH!!!!

🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜

ONE WEEK!!!!!

🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜

3 DAYS!!!

🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜

2 DAYS!!!!!

🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜

1 DAY!!!

🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!! COME HITHER, BOOK!!!

[minnie. [back to school!]]

guys WE HAVE A TITLE AHHHH
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OMG OH MY FUCKING GOD I WILL GO ABSOLUTELY FUCKING FERAL ONCE I GET MY GRUBBY LITTLE FINGERS ON THIS BOOK I WILL ACTUALLY GO CRAZY WATCH OUT
I will not apologize I love EvaJacks also i want jacks to bite me
MOTHER IS FEEDING US WE ARE SO BACK AAAHHHHHH

[Clace]

Ready to read about my Apple eating diva, and the cutesy dramatic pink haired diva 😝

[Salma ✧˚.࣪]

we got a coverrrr<33
Everything here in the Hollow is wonderful and perfect.
AS THEY SHOULD!!

We have a TITLE!! Such a pretty one, as always
AND WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE!!!!
I can't wait for the cover to be revealed. I know it will be majestic 🫶🏼💫

--
the person i will become when i read this..
PLS LET BE THEIR WEDDING UNDERNEATH THE STARS AT THE HOLLOW 🙏🏼✨

[Haneen]

I'm not sorry for the person I'll be when this comes out. 🙂‍↕️✋

[Avery]

praise the lord, title and release date and it's illustrated we are back 🙏

<><><>
ugh let me tell y'all, when i heard this was coming out i nearly cried

thank goodness it is because the end of acftl gave me NOTHING

[Bookishness]

OMG! I better read the Once upon a Broken series before this gets released.. yeahhh!

[seeraaa ♡ "I'M BACK"]

WE GOT THE TITLE!!! 😭💖
and the release date too 🫶🏻✨

──⋆𐙚₊˚⊹♡ 𝑃𝑟𝑒-𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒.
OMG, I used to tell everyone reading the series: “Say hiiii to Jacks for me!” 😭💖
But now… I FINALLLY get the chance to say it myself again!!!
I’ve MISSED them sooo muchhhh 😭✨

[jasmine ☆₊⁺&#x1f9a2;&#x1fabd;₊⁺★]

more jacks you say? I’M IN | THE COVER?!?! 😩

[ellie]

TODAYS THE DAYYY!!! HOW ARE WE FEELING <3 🦊💔💐 will be trying this asap!


feb 19, 26
YES ITS HERE YALL DONT GET IT. IM SO EXCITEDDD !!!

need that title and cover reveal asap 💋 i also need chaoxlala asap

[♡ Dia (hiatus until september) ♡]

✦ 🕯️📖 𝓹𝓻𝓮-𝓻𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓮 ✦ ⭒˚｡⋆
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⤷ release date — september 29, 2026 ✧

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋆｡˚୨୧ 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓲𝓻𝓻𝓸𝓻 𝓸𝓯 𝓲𝓷𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 🪞✨ ୨୧˚｡⋆

OMG IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS BOOK
AND THE NAME IS SO PRETTY
AND THE COVER IS SO PRETTY

[Kat]

JACKSSS 😛😛😛😛😛 (need this novella to come out rn 👹👹‼️)

[emma (kinda ia) (wes’ version)]

₍ 🏹💗 ₎ ˙— ✶ pre-release ₊˚ᰔ

(let’s pretend i’m not so late okay)

i’m writing and deleting and writing and deleting because i don’t really know how to express how joyful and jubilant i feel right now.
i’ve been needing this novella like the air i breathed ever since i finished this trilogy. a trilogy that took everything out of me when it ended (man, the pain of waiting months for book 3...) but at the same time that makes me smile like a little kid only thinking about it and that now has a special place in my heart.
i can’t wait to get my hands on this book and hope the months fly by to get to sep 29th quickly!!