A forgotten name is written in frost. A village tradition hides a three-hundred-year silence.

Deep winter has settled over Mossmere, burying the lantern-lit village beneath snow and silence. Apothecary witch Mira Thorne should be preparing warming tonics, tending hearth charms, and helping the coven ready the village for the Longest Night.

But the wards are behaving strangely.

Every window in Mossmere wakes covered in frost-written symbols no one can read. Villagers begin dreaming of a grey woman standing at the boundary, asking a question no one can hear. Household charms flicker, lanterns dim, and the magic that protects the village begins reaching outward, not in fear, but in recognition.

When Mira and Sage search the founding records, they uncover a troubling absence: Mossmere was founded by twelve names, not eleven. One was scraped from the record with deliberate care. Forgotten by the village, but not by the wards.

As the Longest Night approaches, Mira must uncover the truth behind the erased founder, the boundary lantern, and the name the snow keeps repeating before Mossmere’s oldest silence becomes impossible to ignore.

The Names the Snow Keeps is a cozy witch fantasy mystery filled with winter magic, hearthside rituals, found family, ancient wards, and gentle village intrigue.

Perfect for readers who love:

• cozy witch fantasy
• enchanted village settings
• apothecary magic
• found family and coven dynamics
• low-stakes magical mysteries
• winter atmosphere and hearthside warmth

Return to Mossmere, where every ward remembers, even when history does not.