Prescription in Stone

Sometimes the best medicine for a small town is a dose of ancient magic.Dr. Lela Lockwood is used to juggling two demanding careers: ER physician and the secret Keeper of magical artifacts for the town of Lexington, Missouri. But diagnosing a cursed teacup is one thing; performing emergency magical surgery on an entire town is another.When a local historian dies under suspicious circumstances and a living gargoyle lands on the hood of her SUV to protect her, Lela realizes Lexington's magical immune system is crashing. The ancient ley lines that protect the town are fraying, causing the citizens to turn on each other in a fever pitch of unnatural rage.The diagnosis? A parasitic, centuries-old Jinn named Elio is corrupting the town's hidden Heartstones, planning to hijack the community and turn its residents into his own permanent puppets.With the town square slated for a disastrous excavation that will shatter the magical grid forever, Lela has hours to act. Teaming up with her magically eccentric Aunt Eleanor, a tactical ex-Marine, a fiercely protective local realtor, and her new two-ton stone gargoyle companion, Rocky, Lela must locate and heal the Heartstones. If she fails, Elio will become the new heart of Lexington-and the town she loves will be lost to the shadows for good.A Prescription In Stone is a gripping paranormal cozy mystery full of found family, magical sleuthing, and high-stakes adventure. Perfect for fans who love their mysteries with a dash of magic and a fiercely protective Golden Retriever.This structured hook and escalating cliffhanger are designed to convert casual browsers into buyers on wide retail platforms. The punchy one-line opening and paragraph breaks can also easily be chopped into bite-sized text overlays for TikTok videos or carousel slides for your Instagram and Facebook promotional campaigns, keeping your marketing cohesive across all your mystery series.