Blood and Shadow

A cursed bloodline. A forgotten pact. A devil who knows her name. When Jerica Whitthorne returns to Briar's Hollow to claim her late grandmother's house, she expects peeling paint and bad memories-not a blood-deep curse that wakes the moment she steps onto the porch. The farmhouse she inherits isn't just haunted; it's alive, breathing with the remnants of a deal struck generations ago-a deal sealed in blood, fire, and whispers from the dark. Jerica has always been different. Fire blooms under her skin when she's angry, shadows bend in her presence, and mirrors crack when she looks too long. Now, the hollow calls to her like an old lover, and something beneath the floorboards stirs, waiting for her to open the door. Enter Oliver Crowe-mysterious, dangerous, and the only man who seems to know what stalks her bloodline. Together, they must uncover the truth about the Whitthorne pact before the thing that claimed her ancestors takes her soul-and her heart.

The hollow's dark will demands Jerica's blood and her sister's shadow be bound as one. Struggling to resist the hollow's corrupting power, Jerica fights to keep Maeve from being consumed while Oliver stands guard at her side. If a final crucible of fire and shadow, Jerica must decide how much of herself she's willing to give to save Maeve and whether love can conquer an ancient evil that feeds on blood and sorrow.

The Hollow is dying, but its hunger is not yet finished. For generations, the Whitthorne family has been bound to a curse buried deep in the roots of the land-an ancient force that feeds on blood, fear, and fire. Jerica Whitthorne has spent her life running from that shadow, but when the Hollow awakens with a voice that calls her name, running is no longer an option. Alongside her sister, Maeve-whose magic is as wild and untamed as the forest itself-and Oliver, a soldier scarred by his own battles, Jerica must face the darkness that has haunted her bloodline for centuries. The Hollow is more than a monster; it is a mirror of everything Jerica fears becoming. To end it, she will have to burn through the lies, the curses, and the past that shaped her. But the Hollow does not die easily. And when its final heart is revealed, Jerica will have to decide: will she sacrifice herself to save what remains, or risk letting the darkness take everything she loves? Where blood and roots intertwine, and where fire dares to bloom, a legacy will either be destroyed-or reborn.