The ​Mirror of Infinite Endings

Once Upon a Broken Heart #3.5

by Stephanie Garber, Lotusbubble (Illustrator)

The #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING Once Upon a Broken Heart series continues… Return to the Magnificent North and the BREATHTAKING LOVE STORY that has captivated readers all over the world!

Jacks and Evangeline Fox have finally found their happily ever after.

Everything here in the Hollow is wonderful and perfect.

Nothing is going to go wrong.

No one is keeping a secret . . . except for maybe one.

But don’t worry, it’s not going to rewrite reality or alter history or change the ending of Jacks and Evangeline’s story.

Definitely not.

Featuring cameos from fan-favorite characters and twenty full-page illustrations by Lotusbubble, the newest installment in the Once Upon a Broken Heart universe will immerse readers once again in this beloved, #1 New York Times bestselling series. Because every story has the potential for infinite endings.

Also by Stephanie Garber:

The Caraval Series:
- Caraval
- Legendary
- Finale
- Spectacular

Alchemy of Secrets

Genres: Fantasy, Romantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Novella, Fantasy Romance, Fiction

256 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication September 29, 2026

About the author

Stephanie Garber is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages. Alchemy of Secrets is her debut novel for adults and will be published around the world.

Reviews

[jenoodle✮⋆˙]

💋 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞: girls it’s time. OUR MAN JACKS IS COMING BACK. I REPEAT OUR MAN JACKS IS COMING BACKKKKKKK. 😫😫 JACKS CULT UNITE.

[Saranya]

⛧°. ⋆༺♱༻⋆. °⛧
𝜗ৎ Pre-Release
⛧°. ⋆༺♱༻⋆. °⛧

🚨 OUABH NOVELLA INCOMING 🚨
WE GOT THE TITLE, GUYS!!
Brace yourselves, ladies and gentlemen, because I will be UNHINGED, UNSTOPPABLE and UNAPOLOGETIC. I will ascend. I will combust. I will cease to be a functioning member of society the moment this book touches my hands.
I have been going insane ever since I had seen Garber posting this on Insta!! Miss Garber, you’ve unleashed chaos and I have never been SO READY!!


MY FANART!

[♡✿Mania⁠✿♡ ꒰inactive꒱]

GUYSSSSSSSS I'M ACTUALLY GOING ABSOLUTELY FERAL OVER HERE PREPARE TO GET SICK OF ME CUZ THE LOMLS ARE ARE COMING BACKKK.

[molly lou]

I’m on my way Jacks 😏



We got a titleleleeleleeeeeeeeee
We got a coverrrrerererrrrreerrrr

[évieane]

ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍update: possible theory (spoiler for bonus epilogue from Spectacular❗️) — so I just remembered that a certain festival from the Magnificent North is mentioned in Spectacular. The festival is mentioned to take place in spring and during this festival people have to wear costumes and they play a game like hide-and-seek; the scope of the game is that they have to find *drumrolls* THEIR ONE TRUE LOVE AND KISS THEM!!! (otherwisesomething bad will happen or whatever) WELL GUESS WHO HAS THEIR ENTIRE STORY BASED ON THE IDEA OF TRUE LOVE???? Right?? RIGHT???
ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍That would be such a cute premises for this book PLEASE 🫠🫠🫠🫠 I need this, but keep Tella and boring-ass Legend out of it.


⊹₊ ┈ㆍ┈ㆍ┈ㆍ┈ㆍ┈ㆍ┈ㆍ┈ㆍ┈ㆍ┈ ₊⊹
ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ᯓ ✿ you all better be ready because I WILL NOT APOLOGISE FOR THE FERAL PERSON I WILL BECOME WHEN THIS COMES OUT!!!! I WILL NOT BE HUMAN ONCE I HAVE THIS IN MY HANDS!!!
ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ The title is so pretty 🫠 also Stephanie said there is a cameo in this book and ISTG IF IT IS DONATELLA, I WILL BURN THIS BOOK MYSELF AND EAT THE ASHES.

[veerali]

JACKS PLS BITE ME!! 🤭

[_booktique2_ D Amora]

THIS IS MY ROMAN EMPIRE. I WILL NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT THIS😭💕💘🦊🍎🏹🎀

Edit: OMG WE JUST GOT THE TITLE REVEAL AND ITS BEAUTIFUL. BUT IM ALSO SCARED OF WHAT IT MEANS AHHHH

[༻gemma༺{matching with aves} ఌ· ° .]

I NEED THIS IN MY HANDS IMMEDIATELY. JACKS CAN CALL ME WHATEVER, WHENEVER, WHEREVER HE WANTS OMG I NEED THIS I DONT THINK YOU UNDERSTAND. I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS SERIES AND THANK GOD MOTHER IS FEEDING US 🙇‍♀️😝🕺😈😝🕺😈😝🕺😈😝🕺😈😝🕺😈

Me rn fr: 🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺

[✨sofia✨]

JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS
JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS JACKS
JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCKKKKSSSSSSSSSS

oh how I have missed you 🥹

💋🍎

What I hope happens~
Easter eggs for chaos x lala story
Wedding
Eva becomes immortal or jacks becomes mortal
Fluff!!
The last scar on Eva’s wrist disappears on their wedding!!

[Dawn Solaris]

♬ ᗩᑎTIᑕIᑭᗩTEᗪ .ᐟ

⭑𓂃 Hi hi ~

I’ve had a particular history with OUABH, Jacks… and of course sweet Eva, you see (⊙ _ ⊙)

And sadly, I’m a thorough hater who’s ready to be more hated on than Apollo himself ( •᷄ᴗ•́)

#FOMO #IAmSorryIReallyAm #ApplesAreYum

[♥︎ Heather ⚔ (Semi-Hiatus-attempting return)]

Now I’m going to be rushing this year by for the release of this book! I’m so weak, I love this universe so much 💖💖

[Uswah]

BR ALREADY BOOKED WITH MY GORGEOUS THEA 😼🍎🦊 SOOOOO EXCITED FOR MY BABIESSSS

[vita ౨ৎ (semi-inactive)]

ꕤ 🏹🏰 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 ࿐ ͎. ｡˚ ° ⊹ ˚.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⤿ release date — september 29, 2026!

⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⋆｡‧˚ʚ 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗂𝗋𝗋𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 🪞🌟 ɞ˚‧｡⋆

feb. 11 — 2026 ┆ IM FREAKING OUT WE FINALLY HAVE THE TITLE AND RELEASE DATE, I LOVE IT SOOOO MUCH 🥹💌

oct. 28 — 2025 ┆ I SCREAMED WHEN STEPHANIE ANNOUNCED THIS!!! can’t wait to have jacks and eva back 😭💘💞

[₊ ˚ ale ࿓ ♡ ⋆｡˚]

── 💀🐈‍⬛ ᝰ .ᐟ pre-release.
Jacks is not a hear me out. He's a hold me back. I said what I said.

[minnie. [mental health hiatus]]

guys WE HAVE A TITLE AHHHH
------------------
OMG OH MY FUCKING GOD I WILL GO ABSOLUTELY FUCKING FERAL ONCE I GET MY GRUBBY LITTLE FINGERS ON THIS BOOK I WILL ACTUALLY GO CRAZY WATCH OUT
I will not apologize I love EvaJacks also i want jacks to bite me
MOTHER IS FEEDING US WE ARE SO BACK AAAHHHHHH

[Salma ✧˚.࣪]

we got a coverrrr<33
Everything here in the Hollow is wonderful and perfect.
AS THEY SHOULD!!

We have a TITLE!! Such a pretty one, as always
AND WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE!!!!
I can't wait for the cover to be revealed. I know it will be majestic 🫶🏼💫

--
the person i will become when i read this..
PLS LET BE THEIR WEDDING UNDERNEATH THE STARS AT THE HOLLOW 🙏🏼✨

[Avery]

praise the lord, title and release date and it's illustrated we are back 🙏

<><><>
ugh let me tell y'all, when i heard this was coming out i nearly cried

thank goodness it is because the end of acftl gave me NOTHING

[seeraaa ♡]

WE GOT THE TITLE!!! 😭💖
and the release date too 🫶🏻✨

──⋆𐙚₊˚⊹♡ 𝑃𝑟𝑒-𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒.
OMG, I used to tell everyone reading the series: “Say hiiii to Jacks for me!” 😭💖
But now… I FINALLLY get the chance to say it myself again!!!
I’ve MISSED them sooo muchhhh 😭✨

[jasmine ☆₊⁺&#x1f9a2;&#x1fabd;₊⁺★]

more jacks you say? I’M IN | THE COVER?!?! 😩

[Haneen]

I'm not sorry for the person I'll be when this comes out. 🙂‍↕️✋

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

JACKSSS 😛😛😛😛��� (need this novella to come out rn 👹👹‼️)

[°•*⁀➷ ellie]

YES ITS HERE YALL DONT GET IT. IM SO EXCITEDDD !!!

need that title and cover reveal asap 💋 i also need chaoxlala asap

[thea. [reviewing slump]]

We have coveeeeeeeer yayayayayayayyyyyayyy

Uswah here we go😂🤭

[ishraq ✿ (semi-ia)]

watch me fucking devour this

[Nat]

if Legend, Tella, or fuckass Apollo shows up to ruin my good time, then I swear I'm gonna be the one left crying tears of blood 🥀🥀 STAY OUT OF MY HAPPILY EVER AFTER YOU LITTLE SHITHEADS 🫵🏼

[saisha⊹(catching up!)]

CAN YOU HEAR ME SCREAMING? no im being fr ouabh is my favorite series and i've been dying for more evajacks ever since i read acftl for the first time when it came out. THANK YOU STEPHANIE FOR FEEDING US!💗💗🥹
alsooo chaoslala when i need them please.

[Grace Btrs]

Let me know if we are organising any offerings or sacrifices so we can have all our dreams come true in this novella.
Jacks already owns my heart...

[Sylvie {Semi-Hiatus}]

Baby girl Jacks is coming back. 🫦

[emma (semi-ia)]

₍ 🏹💗 ₎ ˙— ✶ pre-release ₊˚ᰔ

(let’s pretend i’m not so late okay)

i’m writing and deleting and writing and deleting because i don’t really know how to express how joyful and jubilant i feel right now.
i’ve been needing this novella like the air i breathed ever since i finished this trilogy. a trilogy that took everything out of me when ended (man, the pain of waiting months for book 3...) but at the same time that makes me smile like a little kid only thinking about it and that now has a special place in my heart.
i can’t wait to get my hands on this book and hope the months fly by to get to sep 29th quickly!!

[AG]

Please let this not be a Spectacular failure (pun intended)