A Hundred Magical Reasons
Some fairy tales don’t end when the story is over…they begin when the truth is finally told.At eighty-eight, Charlotte Rose Gordon has spent a lifetime guarding secrets—burdens that have turned her into the town’s most notorious recluse. But before her story ends, she has one final quest: to set the past right and clear her husband’s name.Even if it means facing the dragons she’s spent decades avoiding.Carrie Kruisselbrink is fighting dragons of her own. Fresh out of college and desperate to escape the weight of her parents’ expectations, she risks everything to chase a dream that feels just out of reach.An unlikely job with the reclusive Mrs. Gordon seems like a temporary solution. Until it becomes something much more.As Charlotte begins to unravel her past—from a stifling childhood to an extraordinary friendship with author L. Frank Baum—Carrie is drawn into a story filled with imagination, loss, and long-buried truth.But the deeper Carrie digs, the more she’s forced to confront her own fears, her own choices… and the cost of living someone else’s life.Because some stories were never meant to stay hidden.Spanning generations and woven with echoes of a beloved literary legacy, A Hundred Magical Reasons is a moving tale of courage, identity, and the kind of hope that only comes when truth, grace, and imagination collide.Can two women from different generations find the strength to rewrite their stories—before time runs out?Step into a story of secrets, second chances, and the courage to believe again. Read more