First Hunger

Her village offered her to a monster. They never expected him to make her his everything.

When a devastating drought threatens her village, Fern Suttles is chosen as a sacrifice to the legendary Antlered Watcher. Bound to a tree in the depths of Hartmont Forest, she waits for the terrifying creature of ancient folklore to claim her life.

But Drythe is nothing like the monster she imagined.

Towering, scarred, and crowned with magnificent antlers, the ancient guardian of the forest is as powerful as he is mysterious. His golden eyes burn with primal hunger, yet his touch is unexpectedly gentle. And instead of taking her life, he offers her protection, tenderness, and a passion unlike anything she has ever known.

Abandoned by her own people, Fern discovers something extraordinary in the arms of the creature they feared. Their growing desire awakens a wild, irresistible connection, one that blurs the boundaries between human and monster, mortal and immortal.

But loving an ancient forest guardian comes with a choice. Fern can cling to the world that betrayed her or surrender to the forbidden magic that could transform her forever.