
by Cleo Denton
She came home searching for normal. She found a wolf, a bond, and her destiny. When Lìora returns to Piney Hills, the dormant bond she never knew she carried snaps awake the moment Rowan sees her. It hits them both, instinctive, ancient, and impossible to ignore. But the bond isn’t the only thing that stirs. A corrupted spirit has been hunting the Moonshadow line for generations, and Lìora’s return is the spark it’s been waiting for. Her senses begin to shift. Rowan’s instincts unravel. The pack feels the pressure building under their feet. As the full moon approaches, the truth becomes harder to hide: Lìora isn’t just bonded. She’s the last Moonshadow heir… and the only one the spirit needs to destroy. This is a slow‑burn, fated‑mates, wolf‑shifter romantasy with Celtic lore, pack politics, supernatural danger, and an awakening that refuses to be gentle. Book One ends with a vow, a shift, a marking… and the shadow whispering her name. The hunt has begun.
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