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The Will and the Wilds

by Charlie N. Holmberg

2020 · 267 pages

Forced ProximityForbidden Romance
3.9Goodreads
4.3Amazon
3.8romance.io

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About this book

A desperate girl makes a dangerous bargain with a mysting—a magical creature of the wildwood—to survive an attack, sealing their fates together with a kiss that costs her more than she ever imagined. Now bound to the mortal realm and slowly being destroyed by it, Maekallus discovers what it means to feel human emotion for the first time, while Enna finds herself inexplicably connected to the very creature she was taught to fear. As their souls intertwine and time runs out, they must navigate a tense dynamic of truce and trickery to break the spell consuming them both. It's a spellbinding tale of sacrifice, connection, and the kind of magic that blooms between two people who were never supposed to understand each other.

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