She inherited an inn that keeps memories. Someone is stealing them.
After the death of her husband, forty-two-year-old royal apothecary Elara Vale leaves the court behind and travels north to claim an inheritance she cannot remember receiving: Briar Hall, a secluded inn hidden beyond the mountains.
The inn offers sanctuary to the weary. Guests may entrust a painful memory for safekeeping, knowing they can reclaim it when they are ready.
But Briar Hall is no longer keeping its promises.
Memories are vanishing without consent. A wounded monster hunter arrives at the door, calling Elara by a childhood name and claiming they met nine years ago—before someone erased the truth from her mind.
As the inn grows hungrier, Elara and Caelan must uncover who has corrupted its ancient covenant. Their search leads to a forbidden magical ledger, a vanished family history, and a conspiracy capable of erasing an entire kingdom’s memory.
To save the people sheltering inside Briar Hall, Elara must face the grief she once chose to forget—and decide whether a love remembered is worth more than a love freely chosen in the present.
The Inn of Forgotten Things is an atmospheric cozy gothic fantasy romance featuring a mature heroine, a slow-burn relationship, found family, magical mysteries, real danger, and a hopeful happily-ever-after.
