Some rules are meant to be shattered.

In a hidden alley that appears only to the brokenhearted, there is a shop that mends the unmendable—for a price no one understands until it’s too late. When journalist Mina Kovács inherits her father’s stopped pocket watch, she stumbles into the Repair Shop, where the enigmatic Elias Clayton offers to fix it. But the cost is a memory—one she doesn’t realize is vital until it’s gone.

As Mina uncovers the shop’s dark legacy through its other customers—a widow clinging to a ghost, an artist enslaved by envy, a CEO chasing “someday”—she learns its five twisted rules:

The obstacle is the way
“Later” is a lie
Attachment is suffering
Comparison is poison
Control is an illusion
But the shop’s true horror lies in its Keeper—a grieving clockmaker who bound his daughter’s soul to its gears. Now, as the machinery falters, a rebellion stirs. Lena, a former customer turned avenging spirit, dismantles the shop from within, while Mateo, a boy marked by its keyhole tattoo, becomes the bridge between worlds.

Across decades, their fates intertwine with a silver-eyed night guard, a detective with golden blood, and a choir of stolen children—all fighting to break the cycles of a god that feeds on regret.

The Repair Shop of Broken Rules is a haunting tale of grief, redemption, and the cost of second chances. Perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and The Night Circus, this novel will linger in your bones like the echo of a ticking watch.