the Horned Thing in Cornfield: A Monster Romance

Clara Hollister thought she inherited a farmhouse.She actually inherited an agreement.After her grandmother Ruth dies, Clara returns to the isolated Iowa farm that has belonged to her family for generations. Among Ruth's belongings are decades of journals filled with strange warnings, mysterious offerings, and one rule written again and again: Never harvest the northern field after dark.Clara assumes it was one of her grandmother's many superstitions.Then something walks between the corn rows.Eight feet tall. Covered in dark fur. Hooved legs. Humanlike hands tipped with claws. Massive antlers rising above glowing amber eyes.His name is Edrik.And he has been guarding Clara's family longer than anyone remembers.Every autumn, the Hollisters kept the northern field untouched after sunset. They left apples, salt, honey, and meat along the boundary. In return, Edrik kept something ancient buried beneath their land.But Ruth is gone.The agreement has passed to Clara.And whatever has been sleeping beneath the corn is beginning to wake.As black roots spread beneath the farmhouse and dead voices whisper from the fields, Clara realizes Edrik isn't the monster she should fear.He's the only thing standing between her and something much worse.Unfortunately, the enormous antlered guardian has also started leaving flowers, fruit, and increasingly obvious courting gifts on her porch.Clara came to Iowa expecting an inheritance.She did not expect an ancient curse.She definitely did not expect a monster boyfriend.And she really should have listened to Grandma Ruth.A spooky, steamy monster romance featuring an antlered guardian, rural folk horror, creepy cornfields, inherited family secrets, cozy farmhouse vibes, monster courting rituals, size difference, and a happily ever after.