Chalkboard Charms kicks off a brand-new story set in Haven Hollow, with a fresh cast of characters...

After getting let go from my teaching job in Muncie, Indiana, the listing for a teaching position at Haven Hollow Middle School found its way to me — and when the principal called moments after I submitted my resume, it felt like more than coincidence.

It felt like a little prod from the universe.

Between my charming new boss and principal of Haven Hollow Middle School, Jack Wyatt, and the imposing man I meet while trying to handle a bullying problem in my classroom, my tidy, practical life is falling apart in the best and worst ways.

But I'm pretty sure Jack's easy smile is hiding something he's not telling me. And then there's Cornelius Blackwood, the infuriatingly formal guardian of one my students. Cornelius not only looks and talks like he's living a gothic romance from Victorian times, but he lives in a 'house' that would make Dracula jealous.

Regardless, both men are making me feel things I shouldn't, things I don't have time for... things I have no business feeling.

But it's Hazel, the quiet, watchful girl in the back of my classroom, who changes everything. Hazel doesn't talk much... truly, she barely takes up any space at all. But the more I learn about the little girl no one’s bothered to really see, the more I realize she's carrying a secret that's putting her in danger.

I came to Haven Hollow looking for a fresh start, but I didn't expect two impossible men, a town full of secrets, or a little girl who desperately needs someone to fight for her…

I guess some lessons aren't in the curriculum.

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