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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Christina's Secret Family

Christina's Secret Family

Scott, Reily Mary

Paperback

Series: Village Keeper Mystery, Book 1

Mystery & ThrillerRomance

ISBN13: 9798190577280
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 3 2026
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.67 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Christina Halvorsen never wanted the six-hundred-year-old family responsibility of becoming Keeper to a hidden Village of magical, six-inch living woodcarvings. She has spent years building a demanding career and keeping the strange inheritance tucked safely in the attic of her Minnesota home. But when Nicholas, the beloved leader of the Village, is mysteriously found shattered into pieces, Christina can no longer avoid the responsibility her family left behind. With the Villagers frightened, Christmas approaching, and questions surrounding how anyone could have entered their protected home, Christina reluctantly begins searching for answers.

Her first challenge is finding a talented human woodcarver capable of creating a new body for Nicholas before his remaining magic disappears. That search leads Christina to widowed woodcarver Ian Thoen, a devoted single father whose quiet charm and remarkable skill immediately complicate her already chaotic life. Ian's curious young daughter, Holly, soon becomes fascinated by Christina, while Nicholas's spirited wife, Astrid, seems just as interested in matchmaking as she is in finding the right carver. What begins as a desperate search for help slowly draws Christina, Ian, Holly, and the secret Villagers into an unexpected friendship-and perhaps something more.

Yet someone else is watching. Oluf, an ancient enemy with his own connection to the Village's magic, has spent centuries nursing a grievance against the family and searching for a way to reclaim what he believes should have belonged to him. As mysterious strangers begin appearing around Christina and Ian, old family suspicions return to the surface. Christina's brother Justin knows more about the Village than he admits, strange clues suggest that Nicholas's destruction may have come from someone with access to Christina's home, and Christina begins to wonder whether the greatest danger lies outside the Village-or within her own family.

At the same time, Christina's ordinary life is unraveling. Her demanding boss expects impossible hours, the Villagers need her attention, Ian and Holly are drawing closer to her, and Christmas preparations cannot stop simply because Nicholas is gone. The more Christina tries to manage everything alone, the more she realizes that being Keeper involves far more than protecting a magical secret. It means confronting the painful history of her mother's abandonment, her grandmother's decline, her complicated relationship with Justin, and the fear that choosing a family will cost her the independence she has worked so hard to build.

Filled with magical woodcarvings, Scandinavian traditions, snowy Minnesota charm, family secrets, gentle romance, humor, and an ancient threat that refuses to disappear, Christina's Secret Family is a heartwarming cozy fantasy mystery about discovering where you truly belong. As Christmas draws near, Christina must uncover what really happened to Nicholas, decide whom she can trust, and learn that protecting a family may require more than magic-it may require finally allowing herself to become part of one.

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