NIGHTBLOOMS AND A BURIAL

A POPPY JAMES COZY MYSTERY

A hidden garden. A whispered warning. And one too-curious café owner digging into secrets that were meant to stay buried.

When Poppy James, owner of Willowbrook’s beloved café Perk & Page, discovers a cryptic note in her tip jar and a forgotten seed packet labeled “Moonshade,” she chalks it up to a prank—until local florist Ivy Barrett collapses under suspicious circumstances. With her beagle sidekick Midsip sniffing out clues and her glitter-loving best friend Nadine at her side, Poppy finds herself drawn into a mystery woven through the town’s gardens, gossip, and ghostly history.

As whispers of a long-dormant group called the Gardener’s Circle resurface, Poppy uncovers ritualistic ledgers, burned invitations, and a symbol she’s seen once before—in her grandmother’s attic. Ivy’s sister Laurel and the town historian Theo both seem to know more than they’re saying, but their evasions only deepen the mystery.

Someone in Willowbrook has secrets planted deep—and they’ll do anything to keep them from blooming.

If Poppy can’t untangle the roots in time, the truth might be pruned before it ever blooms!