THE WITCH IN THE WOODS

A cozy fantasy Baba Yaga Story

Some forests sleep. This one remembers.

In Frost Hollow, a witch lives in a house that refuses to stay put—perched on tall, feathered legs and full of opinions. Mira Yaga prefers quiet bargains and careful boundaries, her only constant companions a sarcastic raven named Corvus and a kettle with more attitude than steam.

When a half-frozen boy collapses at her fence, clutching a rune-carved charm that pulses like a buried heartbeat, Mira feels the old magic turn in its sleep. The boy—Finn Ashcroft—followed a song in the roots to her door, and the charm bears the sigil of the Heartwood, the first and oldest tree she once bound to silence.

The forest is waking.

To keep the world from drowning in its hunger, Mira must break her own long-held rule and listen. With Finn at her side and Corvus grumbling overhead, she steps beyond the safety of her walking cottage and into a quest that winds from the dwarven forges of Greystone Hearth—where the mountain-sung Mapstone still beats—to the glass-lit heights of the Shimmer Gate and the echoing Vale of Whispers, where memories learn to breathe.

But bargains have long shadows. The Heartwood remembers the day Mira muzzled its voice—and it wants a different ending this time. As roots shift, stones sing, and winter blooms with impossible light, Mira must decide what price she’ll pay to restore balance: her solitude, her past, or the boy the forest has chosen to be its key.

If you love atmospheric witchcraft, Baba Yaga vibes with a modern heartbeat, sentient houses, found family, grumpy-mentor/bright-apprentice dynamics, dwarven halls, enchanted maps, and forests that talk back—step into Frost Hollow. The Witch in the Woods is a lush, lyrical fantasy about duty, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to let the world in when it needs you most.

✨ Readers who enjoy: Naomi Novik’s folklore, Katherine Arden’s winter magic, and Hannah Whitten’s wild woods will feel right at home in these pages.

Turn the first page now and follow the song in the roots—before the forest wakes without you.
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