Hunter's Moon

After escaping an abusive marriage, Aoife has built a life defined by survival-keeping her daughters safe, her world small, and her past locked tightly behind her. She's learned to be careful. Quiet.But deep inside, something with claws and fangs is stirring. And it's about to wake.Aoife is brutally attacked by an animal that shouldn't exist in Florida: a black wolf. Afterward, her body begins to change in ways she can't explain. Her senses sharpen. Her temper burns hotter. And when a charming stranger steps into her life-bringing heat, danger, and a spark of desire she thought long buried-Aoife is pulled into a hidden world she never knew existed.A world of ancient magic, cunning witches, rival packs, and monsters that hunt the vulnerable.Queer teens in Aoife's Florida town have started turning up dead-including one of her daughter's classmates. As the bodies mount, Aoife's prophetic dreams grow more vivid, revealing a truth more terrifying than death: she and her daughters stand at the center of a brewing war between ancient supernatural factions.With her daughters in danger, a ruthless predator stalking her town, and a magnetic ally whose touch awakens more than magic, Aoife must claim her power, choose her pack, and embrace the creature within. Because to protect the people she loves, she won't just survive-she'll hunt.Hunter's Moon is a finished, 75,000-word urban fantasy novel filled with fairy lore, female rage, and body-horror transformation. Motherhood changes you. For Aoife, it means growing teeth and claws-and discovering the monster inside her may be the only thing that can save her daughter.The story begins with mousy, timid Aoife-a woman used to hiding her emotions from her abusive husband. But one morning, she is attacked by a giant black wolf, and suddenly everything changes. Her body heals too fast. Her senses sharpen. And when queer teens in her Florida town start dying, Aoife realizes her nightmares may be more than dreams. She learns she is the descendant of a fairy queen-the Lady of the Lake-and that dark fae creatures are hunting her and her children for the magic in her blood. By reckoning with the monster inside her, Aoife finally embraces her power as a woman, a mother, and a warrior committed to protecting the innocent.Hunter's Moon is a supernatural thriller with strong crossover appeal, perfect for readers of Rachel Yoder's Nightbitch and Deborah Wilde's Magic After Midlife series, which is self-published but in the top 100 fantasy titles on Amazon. Readers who enjoy the dry wit and fierce female narrators of T. Kingfisher and Grady Hendrix will love Aoife, who survives by laughing at the dark-and then ripping its throat out.