Secrets of the Sunken Veil

A Dark Cozy Tale of Secrets and Seaside Suspense

In a fog-shrouded Maine town, a reserved librarian unearths a chilling mystery when a rare manuscript vanishes, its cryptic clues pointing to a sunken fortune and a web of betrayal. Haunted by a childhood scandal, she navigates a shadowy world of greed and hidden truths, forging a reluctant alliance with a disgraced journalist whose own secrets mirror her own. As a charming historian’s polished facade crumbles, revealing a dangerous obsession, the stakes rise in a moody seaside village where every cobblestone hides a secret.

From Chapter Four:

Her breath gasped, sharp and cold, as she broke the seal, the letter’s brittle envelope cracking like the truth she’d buried. *Eliza, I never meant to hurt you. The cooperative wasn’t the whole story. Look to the journal. It holds the truth.* The words hit like a wave, pulling her back to nights when her father pored over maps, his eyes gleaming with a hunger she now knew was dangerous, tying her past to the journal’s secrets and the shadowed figure lurking in the fog.