Where the Storm Falls
(2026)(The second book in the Garden of Hope series)
A novel by Autumn Hawthorne
A broken woman, a forgotten prince, and a lonely monster. A binding that could save or ruin them all.
Julie has never fit in. Too monstrous for the humans and too human for the monsters. Her only chance of survival is to bind her soul to another.
Leri, a massive mushroom-like monster, has a kind smile and a soothing voice, despite their imposing size. Their bonded human, Rowan, is handsome with clear eyes and an intact will.
She chooses them.
Now, she must convince the ethereal monster who doesn’t quite understand humans and the broody, secretive man who seems to hate her that she’s someone worth bonding to. The shelter she finds under Leri’s cap and the ease of which she opens up to Rowan are both twice as dangerous as the magic in her veins. If they get too close, if they truly see her, they will abandon her. Just like everyone else.
After all, no one wants a broken, anxious human.
Stuck between her desire for safety and her yearning for connection, Julie can’t decide if she wants to surrender to her fears, or to her lovers.
Where the Storm Falls is a Dark Fantasy Monster Romance with a mentally ill FMC. MMC, and a genderless mushroom monster with special 'equipment'. It's the second book in the Garden of Hope series of interconnected standalones and ends in an HEA.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Julie has never fit in. Too monstrous for the humans and too human for the monsters. Her only chance of survival is to bind her soul to another.
Leri, a massive mushroom-like monster, has a kind smile and a soothing voice, despite their imposing size. Their bonded human, Rowan, is handsome with clear eyes and an intact will.
She chooses them.
Now, she must convince the ethereal monster who doesn’t quite understand humans and the broody, secretive man who seems to hate her that she’s someone worth bonding to. The shelter she finds under Leri’s cap and the ease of which she opens up to Rowan are both twice as dangerous as the magic in her veins. If they get too close, if they truly see her, they will abandon her. Just like everyone else.
After all, no one wants a broken, anxious human.
Stuck between her desire for safety and her yearning for connection, Julie can’t decide if she wants to surrender to her fears, or to her lovers.
Where the Storm Falls is a Dark Fantasy Monster Romance with a mentally ill FMC. MMC, and a genderless mushroom monster with special 'equipment'. It's the second book in the Garden of Hope series of interconnected standalones and ends in an HEA.
Genre: Paranormal Romance