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Sometimes You Need a Witch to Save a Soul
He’s a detective. She’s a witch. What if saving a soul costs them everything?
When a teenage girl disappears in Blackpool, Detective Sergeant Dan Kennedy finds himself with a case that refuses to make sense. The last people he wants to ask for help are also the ones he trusts most to see what he can’t.
Things between Dan and Detective Inspector John Spencer are still strained, but when the investigation begins to stray beyond anything ordinary police work can explain, Dan turns to John—and to Edith Postlethwaite.
Edith knows better than most that appearances can be deceptive. A missing girl. A handful of strange details. A trail that seems to lead nowhere. But nothing is ever as it seems.
As the search draws them deeper, the edges of the ordinary begin to fray. Old protections are weakening. Something is moving where it shouldn’t. And whatever has begun to reach into their world is interested in far more than a missing child.
John has faced things he once believed impossible. Edith has survived things that should have killed her. Neither of them is prepared for what comes next. Because there are places even witches should fear. There are things worse than death. And sometimes, finding someone is only the beginning.
When a teenage girl disappears in Blackpool, Detective Sergeant Dan Kennedy finds himself with a case that refuses to make sense. The last people he wants to ask for help are also the ones he trusts most to see what he can’t.
Things between Dan and Detective Inspector John Spencer are still strained, but when the investigation begins to stray beyond anything ordinary police work can explain, Dan turns to John—and to Edith Postlethwaite.
Edith knows better than most that appearances can be deceptive. A missing girl. A handful of strange details. A trail that seems to lead nowhere. But nothing is ever as it seems.
As the search draws them deeper, the edges of the ordinary begin to fray. Old protections are weakening. Something is moving where it shouldn’t. And whatever has begun to reach into their world is interested in far more than a missing child.
John has faced things he once believed impossible. Edith has survived things that should have killed her. Neither of them is prepared for what comes next. Because there are places even witches should fear. There are things worse than death. And sometimes, finding someone is only the beginning.
621 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 30, 2026
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M.W. Knox
9 books12 followersM. W. Knox is a romance author from the UK. Between dreaming up new worlds and heart-warming tales, she enjoys spending time with her two children and amazing husband,
She has always been a creator and is passionate about sharing her stories with the world. She particularly enjoys the genres of science, fantasy, and happy endings that follow rocky beginnings.
She has always been a creator and is passionate about sharing her stories with the world. She particularly enjoys the genres of science, fantasy, and happy endings that follow rocky beginnings.
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October 20, 2026
“𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘐’𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.”
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Becs has done it again. The storytelling within this whole series is sensational. You feel like you are IN Thornhope and around all these characters. Such a wonderful end to a wonderful group of characters. I’ve loved watching them grow and seeing them all become more authentic versions of themselves and all of them find true happiness. If you haven’t read any of Becs’ books please go do it now.
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“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴. 𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶.”
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✨ Witch x Detective
🔎 Soulmates
✨ Found Family
🔎 Paranormal Mystery
✨ Magic with Consequences
🔎 Secrets
✨ Multi POV
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Becs has done it again. The storytelling within this whole series is sensational. You feel like you are IN Thornhope and around all these characters. Such a wonderful end to a wonderful group of characters. I’ve loved watching them grow and seeing them all become more authentic versions of themselves and all of them find true happiness. If you haven’t read any of Becs’ books please go do it now.
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“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴. 𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶.”
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✨ Witch x Detective
🔎 Soulmates
✨ Found Family
🔎 Paranormal Mystery
✨ Magic with Consequences
🔎 Secrets
✨ Multi POV
October 30, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book has kept me on my toes from the beginning! I love everything about it: the writing style, the characters, the setting, and yes—the goat.
I was hooked from the start, and I loved how the story kept me guessing. The writing pulled me into the world, and the characters made me want to keep reading. This is definitely a book that kept me invested, and I'm so glad I got the chance to read it!
Thank you so much for allowing me to be an ARC reader! I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to read this book and experience this story before its release.
This book has kept me on my toes from the beginning! I love everything about it: the writing style, the characters, the setting, and yes—the goat.
I was hooked from the start, and I loved how the story kept me guessing. The writing pulled me into the world, and the characters made me want to keep reading. This is definitely a book that kept me invested, and I'm so glad I got the chance to read it!
Thank you so much for allowing me to be an ARC reader! I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to read this book and experience this story before its release.
Review of advance copy received from Author
The Thornhope series comes to a dramatic finale with Edith discovering a secret which has the potential to change her life but while trying to unearth the truth, the foe who has long been hiding in the shadows, finally makes a move. Can her detective and friends act before it's too late?
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October 20, 2026
WHAT AN EPIC DAMN CONCLUSION
BRAVO!
I cried so many goddamn times in this book, I lost count. Saying goodbye to characters that felt like family, felt like home ripped my heart out and put it back again. An absolutely fantastic finally to a wonderfully written series I will forever love Nick, the goat, Kate, Dan, Edith and of course my perfectly grumpy but soft as butter heart John Spencer.
Thank you for this amazing series. If i could erase my memory and read it all over again, I would. Maybe Edith has a spell for that ?
BRAVO!
I cried so many goddamn times in this book, I lost count. Saying goodbye to characters that felt like family, felt like home ripped my heart out and put it back again. An absolutely fantastic finally to a wonderfully written series I will forever love Nick, the goat, Kate, Dan, Edith and of course my perfectly grumpy but soft as butter heart John Spencer.
Thank you for this amazing series. If i could erase my memory and read it all over again, I would. Maybe Edith has a spell for that ?
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