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Monsters of Hollowmere #1
Guarded by the Gargoyle
The locals told me three things about don't drink the well water, don't walk the pass after dark, and never, ever look up at the chapel roof.
Broke, freshly dumped, and out of options, stone restorer Wren Calder takes a rush job in a fog-bound mountain restore its crumbling chapel before Halloween. The pay is suspiciously good. The mayor is suspiciously nervous. And the gargoyle on the bell tower was facing the valley at noon… and facing her by midnight.
Thorne has guarded Hollowmere for two hundred years, waking only in October to hold back the hungry fog that takes one soul every Samhain. He's never been seen. Never been touched. Never been looked at with kindness, because the spell that binds him forbids it.
Then Wren looks up.
Now the fog has chosen her, the mayor wants Thorne sealed in stone forever, and the only way to save them both is to rewrite a promise carved before either of them was born.
A steamy, standalone monster romance with a protective winged hero, a heroine who refuses to be rescued alone, small-town spooky season vibes, and a guaranteed happily ever after. For readers 18+.
Broke, freshly dumped, and out of options, stone restorer Wren Calder takes a rush job in a fog-bound mountain restore its crumbling chapel before Halloween. The pay is suspiciously good. The mayor is suspiciously nervous. And the gargoyle on the bell tower was facing the valley at noon… and facing her by midnight.
Thorne has guarded Hollowmere for two hundred years, waking only in October to hold back the hungry fog that takes one soul every Samhain. He's never been seen. Never been touched. Never been looked at with kindness, because the spell that binds him forbids it.
Then Wren looks up.
Now the fog has chosen her, the mayor wants Thorne sealed in stone forever, and the only way to save them both is to rewrite a promise carved before either of them was born.
A steamy, standalone monster romance with a protective winged hero, a heroine who refuses to be rescued alone, small-town spooky season vibes, and a guaranteed happily ever after. For readers 18+.
90 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 5, 2026
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October 31, 2026
It was an ok short read.
Had potential, except it also has ai.
Basically Mr Gargoyle keeps everyone safe so the sweet town folk hate and want to kill him. Logic please?
The idea of a seven foot Gargoyle roaming the world wouldn't cause anyone pause.
Writer/bot doesn't know the difference between a Gargoyle and a Grotesque. Which is odd when the main character is a stone restorer.
I'm also pretty sure a 'binding course' is not what they think it is ...but course does sound like curse!
Also considering the very title says 'steamy read' any of the spontaneous intimate time was off page. I gather ai wont write those scenes...
I'm becoming jaded, had so much hope for a tense spooky read with saving romance. Disappointed.
Had potential, except it also has ai.
Basically Mr Gargoyle keeps everyone safe so the sweet town folk hate and want to kill him. Logic please?
The idea of a seven foot Gargoyle roaming the world wouldn't cause anyone pause.
Writer/bot doesn't know the difference between a Gargoyle and a Grotesque. Which is odd when the main character is a stone restorer.
I'm also pretty sure a 'binding course' is not what they think it is ...but course does sound like curse!
Also considering the very title says 'steamy read' any of the spontaneous intimate time was off page. I gather ai wont write those scenes...
I'm becoming jaded, had so much hope for a tense spooky read with saving romance. Disappointed.
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