{"product_id":"whispers-wishes-where-whispers-bind-and-shadows-hunger-9798291688328","title":"Whispers \u0026 Wishes: Where Whispers Bind and Shadows Hunger","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Devika K\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Romance - Romantic Comedy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA chilling gothic romance where ancient secrets stir, forbidden passion ignites, and the forest watches.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElara Vance thought she was escaping her past when she fled to the remote village of \u003cb\u003eLustwood Hollow\u003c\/b\u003e, taking refuge in the crumbling solitude of \u003cb\u003eThornfield End Cottage\u003c\/b\u003e. But the woods surrounding her new home whisper warnings in the wind, and the villagers' fearful glances hint at something far more sinister than superstition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer landlord, the brooding and enigmatic \u003cb\u003eSilas Thorne\u003c\/b\u003e, delivers one rule with grim finality: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stay this side of the wall. Especially after dark.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut darkness doesn't wait for permission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMysterious offerings appear at the boundary-\u003cb\u003ewoven twigs, poisonous berries\u003c\/b\u003e, and sigils of protection undone. On the night of the \u003cb\u003eHarvest Moon Bonfire\u003c\/b\u003e, warmth turns to ice, flames burn blood-red, and a villager vanishes-replaced by a possessed woman with a chilling ultimatum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElara soon learns Silas is no ordinary recluse. He is the last warden of an ancient pact, bound by blood to guard the Hollow from a \u003cb\u003eprimordial entity\u003c\/b\u003e slumbering beneath the forest floor-\u003cb\u003ea guardian now waking... and hungry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Elara and Silas are drawn together by loneliness and a dangerous spark of forbidden desire, the guardian marks her as its own. \u003cb\u003eFear. Passion. Pain.\u003c\/b\u003e It craves them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the protective boundary collapses, and Silas must confront the entity in the forest's heart, Elara faces her own battle within the warded walls-\u003cb\u003ea night of relentless siege, seductive whispers, and a soul under assault.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDawn breaks, but the nightmare is far from over.\u003cbr\u003eThe guardian is wounded, not destroyed.\u003cbr\u003eThe pact is shattered.\u003cbr\u003eAnd the \u003cb\u003emark on Elara's wrist\u003c\/b\u003e now glows like a beacon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe war for Lustwood Hollow has begun.\u003cbr\u003eAnd Elara Vance-once a fugitive-is now the key to its salvation... or its ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of\u003c\/b\u003e Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and gothic romantasy tales steeped in dark folklore, twisted romance, and slow-burning terror.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46334724931735,"sku":"9798291688328","price":1251.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798291688328.webp?v=1768672993","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/whispers-wishes-where-whispers-bind-and-shadows-hunger-9798291688328","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}