Tales and Talismans

About Tales and Talismans

The real Solstice Star vanished thirty years ago. Now someone is willing to kill to find it. Arabella is hoping for a peaceful holiday season—until sabotage darkens Port Havenwood’s Winter Festival and its beloved decorations coordinator is found murdered.

The ceremonial Star displayed nearby is gone, but it was only a replica. Somewhere in town, the genuine magical talisman is still hidden. With Detective Reed, Danica, Maddie, and her fashionable familiar Marcel at her side, Arabella follows a trail of literary riddles through rare books, carved ornaments, and secrets buried by the town’s Founding Families.

Every clue points back to an ancestor branded a thief, a mysterious disappearance, and a magical feud Port Havenwood would rather forget. But the murderer is following the same trail. To protect the Star and expose a thirty-year-old lie, Arabella must solve the victim’s final puzzle before the killer reaches the last clue.