The Harrowing

A Spicy Sapphic Witch & Monster Romance Fantasy

De: Lady October

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

She was born to be the sacrifice. The monster was meant to be her end. But in a forest of lies, the most dangerous thing is the truth.

In the dying town of Hallow’s End, cursed to an endless autumn, witch Aveline Thorne has one purpose: to die. Each year, an anchor is chosen for the Harrowing, a ritual sacrifice to reinforce the magical hedge that protects her people from the blighted Gloomwood. To save her ailing sister, Aveline will walk willingly to her doom.

But the monster in the woods is not what the legends claim. Nemain is no mindless beast, but an ancient, vengeful being trapped in a prison of magic, and Aveline is not a sacrifice—she is the key.

Captured and dragged into the heart of the Gloomwood, Aveline is trapped with the very entity she was sworn to destroy. Forced into a dangerous proximity, animosity bleeds into an unwilling fascination. Nemain’s rage is a storm, but her grief is an ocean, and Aveline finds herself drowning in a forbidden empathy that ignites into a soul-shattering passion.

As their primal magic collides, healing the blighted forest but shattering the town’s defenses, Aveline is faced with an impossible choice. Her tyrannical mother will use anyone—even her own sister—as bait to reclaim her. To save her home, Aveline must betray the monster she’s coming to love. To save her love, she must condemn everyone she’s ever known.

Perfect for readers who love:

• A spicy sapphic (F/F) monster romance
• High-stakes enemies-to-lovers fantasy
• A brooding, ancient monster & a defiant witch
• Forced proximity and a captive/captor dynamic
• Dark fantasy worlds, intricate magic systems, and generational curses
• A standalone fantasy romance with a hard-won HEA