Mystery: Paranormal Witch Cozy - Hexed Harvest

Hexed Harvest: A Witch's Quest to Reap the Truth from Fields of Deception

Story Dossier + Outline

Premise:

Amid the autumn fields of Harvest Glen, farm witch Grace Norwood's fertility ritual backfires fatally on a rival landowner, compelling her to decipher mismatched spell accounts and human tampering before the agrarian town banishes her.

✨ Genre: Paranormal Witch Cozy Mystery

✨ Tropes/Themes: Accidental Death During Ritual, Town Blames the Witch, Spell Records Don’t Match Outcome, Human Interference Discovered, True Cause Hidden in Mundane Crime, Enchanted Crops, Rival Farmer Feuds, Seasonal Magic Cycles

✨ POV & Structure: First person present tense from a single POV, structured in a 4-act narrative arc.

✨ Vibe: Warm and inviting with a rustic charm, evoking cozy farm life infused with light magical whimsy. The vibe is uplifting and puzzle-driven, focusing on community and clever reveals without any intense or romantic undertones.

✨ Book Size: Short Novel (40,000-60,000 words)

✨ Chapter Count: 28 Chapters

✨ Word Count: target 1800-2200 per chapter

✨ Heat Level: No Romance (plot-focused, no romantic elements)

What you get:

✅ Complete Premise with core concepts and Narrative Physics Architecture

✅ Complete Story Dossier — including detailed characters, relationship arcs, locations and objects, world rules and histories, multiple subplots, and market researched genre and style guides.

✅ A detailed 28 chapter outline.