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Heartroot: "Step-siblings. Forbidden love. A runaway pregnancy. One radical choice to rewrite the rules of family."
"Step-siblings. Forbidden love. A runaway pregnancy. One radical choice to rewrite the rules of family."
When Wren Maddox and Asher Callahan are thrust together as step-siblings after their single parents announce a whirlwind engagement, sparks fly-of the most forbidden kind. What begins as mutual loathing sharpens into a secret, hate-to-love passion they cannot deny. One impulsive night, they cross a line that changes Wren discovers she is pregnant, and the terrified teens flee their families in a desperate bid for freedom.
On the run, they weather panic, cold nights, and the first fierce stirrings of parenthood. Their daughter, Iris, is born in a makeshift roadside clinic-an unplanned miracle that binds them ever tighter. But back home, their disappearance sparks legal battles and scandal, driving them to carve out a sanctuary at a remote property they call Hearthroot.
There, Wren and Asher are joined by Elena and Julian, two survivors who transform their fledgling retreat into a chosen-family haven. Together they face grief's hardest lessons-stillbirth, health crises, and relentless public backlash-and emerge stronger, forging a multi-parent household built on radical love and shared vulnerability.
When Mika, a trans teen escaping wildfire, and Micah, a grieving single father, arrive at Hearthroot, the circle expands to six. Unplanned pregnancies, joyous births (and heartrending losses), and a landmark court victory for multi-parent legal recognition mark their journey. They celebrate vow renewals, welcome new children under eucalyptus canopies, and launch a publishing imprint to amplify radical voices.
At every turn-through intimate betrayals and fierce reconciliations, wild festivals and solemn rituals-Wren, Asher, Elena, Julian, Micah, and Mika prove that family is not born of blood or convention but of brave choices, boundless compassion, and the courage to love beyond all limits.
When Wren Maddox and Asher Callahan are thrust together as step-siblings after their single parents announce a whirlwind engagement, sparks fly-of the most forbidden kind. What begins as mutual loathing sharpens into a secret, hate-to-love passion they cannot deny. One impulsive night, they cross a line that changes Wren discovers she is pregnant, and the terrified teens flee their families in a desperate bid for freedom.
On the run, they weather panic, cold nights, and the first fierce stirrings of parenthood. Their daughter, Iris, is born in a makeshift roadside clinic-an unplanned miracle that binds them ever tighter. But back home, their disappearance sparks legal battles and scandal, driving them to carve out a sanctuary at a remote property they call Hearthroot.
There, Wren and Asher are joined by Elena and Julian, two survivors who transform their fledgling retreat into a chosen-family haven. Together they face grief's hardest lessons-stillbirth, health crises, and relentless public backlash-and emerge stronger, forging a multi-parent household built on radical love and shared vulnerability.
When Mika, a trans teen escaping wildfire, and Micah, a grieving single father, arrive at Hearthroot, the circle expands to six. Unplanned pregnancies, joyous births (and heartrending losses), and a landmark court victory for multi-parent legal recognition mark their journey. They celebrate vow renewals, welcome new children under eucalyptus canopies, and launch a publishing imprint to amplify radical voices.
At every turn-through intimate betrayals and fierce reconciliations, wild festivals and solemn rituals-Wren, Asher, Elena, Julian, Micah, and Mika prove that family is not born of blood or convention but of brave choices, boundless compassion, and the courage to love beyond all limits.
101 pages, Paperback
Published July 22, 2025
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