Grooming Witch of the Iron Ledge

Grooming Witch Series, Book 1

By: Anjie Coates

Narrated by: Susan Ellenwood

In the heart of the Iron Ledge, silence isn’t an absence of sound—it’s a vibration you feel in your bones.

Evanjeline “Anj” Cooper has spent her life navigating a world of muffled rhythms. Living with profound hearing loss, she has learned to listen not through her ears, but through the pulse of the earth and the heartbeat of the animals she grooms. In the rugged, iron-rich hills of New England, she has finally built a sanctuary where her intuition is her greatest strength.

But the harmony of the Ledge is beginning to fracture.

When a tragic accident shakes the local community, Anj feels a shift in the town’s frequency—a low-humming dread that suggests some secrets are never truly buried. Out in the heavy silences of the forest and the cold corners of her mind, an uninvited presence begins to emerge. It is a shadow that shouldn’t be there, a cold resonance from her past that she can feel in her very marrow, stalking the periphery of her life.

As the atmosphere grows heavy and the shadows begin to close in, Anj must rely on her unique connection to the world around her to survive a threat she cannot hear. In a place where the ground holds memories and the air is thick with unspoken history, she’ll have to decide if the vibrations she feels are a warning to stay—or a desperate plea to run.

In this gripping supernatural thriller, the most dangerous predator is the one you never hear coming, and the truth is hidden in the frequencies only the quiet can feel.

©2026 Anjie Coates (P)2026 Anjie Coates

Story so good I’m on my 3rd read

I loved the print version so much I got the adorable & the narration did not disappoint. Supporting characters of ghosts & dogs that are fully fleshed out & move the plot with a bonus of a main character with depth & feeling? Yes please! Finally, a pet groomer who’s more than a punchline, I can’t wait to see what she gets up to next.

Kept me guessing

I always know the ending 1/3 of the way in. Twists kept me guessing. Loved a book with a professional groomer as the main character.