Whispers of the Blessed

Book 2 of The Whispers Series

Coming November 2026 — (Not actual cover)

You first met her as Lily Jordan in Whispers of Kith and Kin, but when her cover is blown, she’s forced to run once more…straight into a web of lies, betrayal, and deadly secrets.

A remote mountain lodge was meant to be Holly Joseph’s sanctuary. Now, it’s her prison—and a killer is locked inside with her.

For Holly Joseph, living under a new name in the Witness Security Program is a constant, lonely battle. Hiding from a ruthless drug cartel, she arrives at the historic Hawthorne Lodge in the mountains of West Virginia, praying for a quiet place to disappear. But her hope for a safe haven shatters when she finds the lodge locked, the town’s businesses closed, and the streets eerily silent. The only place with warmth and life is the Baptist church. Drawn to the light and voices, she slips inside, inadvertently becoming part of the service. As she takes in the scene, she realizes she’s stumbled into a funeral. And the man in the casket is her host—the owner of Hawthorne Lodge.

When, at the center of the gathering, a mysterious Native American elder steps forward, a hush falls over the mourners, the silence stretching as the elder’s gaze sweeps across the church. Her eyes then come to rest on the grieving family, and she casts a chilling curse upon them—a prophecy of vengeance for sins buried deep in the land.

The elder’s words still echo in the church; outside, snow begins to fall, pale flakes drifting across the mountains, each one a subtle omen of the chaos stirring beyond.

Soon, a record-breaking blizzard descends on the town—ruthless, furious, and swallowing all in its path. With the lodge cut off from the outside world, the curse’s chilling prophecy starts to unfold. Tensions rise, trust erodes, and the line between superstition and reality blurs. When death strikes, a terrifying truth becomes undeniable: a killer is walking among them, and their sanctuary is anything but safe.

With fear spreading as fast as the storm outside, Holly knows she can’t wait for a rescue that may never come. Teaming up with a brilliant but quirky historian, she must untangle a web of family secrets, buried betrayals, and the Hawthorne family’s shadowed past to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again. But in a place where everyone has something to hide, trusting the wrong person could be deadly.