The Secret Ingredient: A Prequel

Hazel Foxglove swore she'd never return to Ashfern Hollow. But when her grandmother's will names her the new owner of Foxglove & Crumb—a crumbling bakery in a town overflowing with secrets—Hazel finds herself elbow-deep in flour, regret, and one very opinionated raccoon.

She's determined to sell the place and escape back to her normal life in Boston. But when her "harmless" muffins send the local real estate agent into visions of the past—and a talking raccoon starts reorganizing the spice rack—Hazel realizes her grandmother left her more than just a bakery.

Now with ghostly advice from the breadbox, magical ingredients that glow in the dark, and a mysterious deputy asking uncomfortable questions, Hazel must choose: embrace the magical legacy she's spent twenty years running from, or lose the only place that's ever felt like home.

Because in Ashfern Hollow, the secret ingredient has always been magic.