HEMRIDGE, NORTH CAROLINA, 1989.
Cole assures Willow that the danger has passed. The Queen’s Box is closed, its curse contained, the seams between worlds stitched shut.
But when a church fire exposes a ‘ministry’ that preaches salvation while exploiting the children in its care, Willow and Cole realize their peace was only an illusion. The boy they rescue, seven-year-old Gage, is gentle, watchful—and carrying a creature that shouldn’t exist. Through their strange bond, Gage learns a terrible truth: the line between love and cruelty runs straight through Hemridge’s heart.
As whispers spread and old faith curdles into fear, Willow must face the secret she’s kept even from Cole.
His little brother, Micah, isn’t dead.
He’s alive. Renamed. Rewritten.
And wearing a crown that was never meant for him.
Love brought Willow and Cole together. The truth—and the hollow crown it shields—may tear them apart.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Cole assures Willow that the danger has passed. The Queen’s Box is closed, its curse contained, the seams between worlds stitched shut.
But when a church fire exposes a ‘ministry’ that preaches salvation while exploiting the children in its care, Willow and Cole realize their peace was only an illusion. The boy they rescue, seven-year-old Gage, is gentle, watchful—and carrying a creature that shouldn’t exist. Through their strange bond, Gage learns a terrible truth: the line between love and cruelty runs straight through Hemridge’s heart.
As whispers spread and old faith curdles into fear, Willow must face the secret she’s kept even from Cole.
His little brother, Micah, isn’t dead.
He’s alive. Renamed. Rewritten.
And wearing a crown that was never meant for him.
Love brought Willow and Cole together. The truth—and the hollow crown it shields—may tear them apart.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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