Bell of Lost Souls

When the bell tolls, the dead answer. But who will pay the price?Lela Lockwood is done with the life-and-death stakes of the ER. After inheriting her family's historic estate in the quirky town of Lexington, she's ready to trade her stethoscope for a "e;Keeper's Journal"e; and a quiet life managing a house full of supernatural artifacts.She didn't realize the artifacts had plans of their own.When the Bell of Lost Souls—a copper relic with the power to bridge the veil—goes missing, Lela's quiet life vanishes. The thief isn't a dark sorcerer, but Peter, the grieving six-year-old next door who just wants to hear his siblings' voices one last time.But the Bell doesn't just call the dead; it binds them.As Peter unwittingly begins "e;collecting"e; the town's ghosts, the artifact starts to consume his very soul. With the help of a Jinn-turned-master-baker and a mysterious protector with fire in his eyes, Lela has only forty-eight hours to break the binding before Peter is lost forever and a rogue faction of magical Keepers arrives to claim the prize.Lela Lockwood spent years saving lives with medicine. Now, she'll have to save a soul with magic.The Bell of Lost Souls is the first book in a high-stakes paranormal cozy mystery series. If you love small-town charm, snarky ghosts, and "e;found family"e; dynamics, step into Lexington—where the neighbors are magical and the secrets are ancient.