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Forbidden Grove, Book 1

By: Anya Merchant
Narrated by: Melanie Hastings
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Grant Hayes was a single dad trying to give his daughter a good Christmas. Then a ten-ton truck made him roadkill. He didn't get heaven or hell. He got a second chance in Eldoria.

Trapped in a realm of magic and monsters and maidens, Grant’s singular goal remains finding a way back to Earth, back to his family. His path home, however, is far from straightforward. He's been gifted a profane new power: the ability to absorb both the world's sacred magic and its most corrupting force, turning his enemies' greatest weapon into his own.

To fuel this power, he must forge intimate soul bonds with the women of this new world, some of whom are drawn to him by a strange, mystical resonance. The problem? The two most powerful women — a fierce, beautiful princess and a sorrowful, lonely queen — are seemingly unrelated reincarnations of his own doting mother and the beloved daughter he left behind.

But his personal quest is overshadowed by a world-ending threat. A creeping blight corrupts everything it touches, commanded by a demonic ruler whose influence reaches further than he could ever imagine. To forge a path home, Grant must master his forbidden power and confront an evil that threatens not only this new world, but the very memories of the life he's fighting to reclaim.

To master his power, he must master them. And to forge the soul bonds, he'll have to claim them, body and soul, no matter how forbidden the conquest.

Note: For mature audiences only. This novel contains unconventional harem relationships, including forbidden themes, graphic violence, and explicit adult situations. You have been warned.

©2025 Anya Merchant (P)2025 Anya Merchant
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I thought I'd help prospective listeners by pasting the warning written in the blurb: "Note: For mature audiences only. This novel contains unconventional harem relationships, including forbidden themes, graphic violence, and explicit adult situations. You have been warned." If you think it will bother you that the MC is struggling because he's attracted to women who look just like his mom and daughter in a different realm and time, and all the potential complexity of that narrative, then this book is not for you. Move along.

But if you like nuance, complexity, and creative moral dilemmas, this is a pretty fascinating ride. It's superbly written by Anya Merchant, and expertly narrated by Melanie Hastings.

*I received a promotional code.

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