Secrets Beneath the Harvest Moon

A Dark Cozy Mystery with Secrets and Suspense

By: Riley Quinn

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

A Tale of Betrayal and Moonlit Truths

In a misty Vermont valley, a reclusive orchard owner battles to save her cherished cider festival from a shadowy saboteur, unearthing a web of betrayal that threatens her hard-won sanctuary. Amid foggy orchards and stormy skies, she forges a tense alliance with a charismatic ex-detective harboring his own dark past, their chemistry crackling with reluctant trust and unspoken longing. As a cunning town manipulator pulls strings, hidden motives and psychological games unravel, leading to a heart-pounding twist that could shatter everything.

From Chapter 5: “Nora’s breath gasped, her chest tightening, Evelyn’s words echoing Clara’s gossip, stirring the ghosts of her past—Daniel’s lies, the whispers that chased her to the valley, the shame of being blindsided. Was Evelyn deflecting, or was Thomas the key to the sabotage? Her thoughts churned, the cufflink’s *M* a spark in her mind, its implications tangled with the valley’s secrets.”