The Ashlen King
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Last published Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Sylvie has spent her life trying not to be seen.
In Woodbury, being unnoticed is survival-especially for a woman who refuses to kneel. But when a mysterious stone comes into her possession, the careful balance of the village begins to rot. Whispers slither from Ashlen Woods. Old protections falter. The forest remembers.
Once a god, now a king of the damned, the ruler of Ashlen was cursed to govern a realm meant to imprison monsters and forgotten beings. When his most powerful relic is stolen from him, he breaks the gods' laws without hesitation-stepping into the mortal world to reclaim what is his.
Sylvie was raised on stories meant to keep her afraid of the forest.
She never imagined the forest would be afraid of her.
Nor that she would become the most coveted prey of a god who does not hunt without intent.
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