Erik Weston never expected that returning to his motherโs sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown would thrust him into a war between natureโs wrath and humanityโs greed. Erik hopes to find solace in the routine work at his familyโs lumber mill, but each day spent felling ancient trees deepens his grief, clashing with his reverence for the forests heโs forced to destroy. One fateful night, Erikโs life is upended when he discovers a wounded dryad hiding in the shadows of the millโs back stock, wounded by the brutal machinery of the mill.
As he nurses the dryad back to health, their forbidden bond awakens a passion Erik has long repressed, bestowing up it the name Roman. But this connection triggers a deadly retaliation from nature, unleashing a storm of vengeance upon the town. Now, Erik must choose between the simplicity and comfort found in his new small-town life and the otherworldly love heโs found with Romanโa love that could burn everything to the ground with a simple spark.
The Season of Stick and Bone breaks boundaries with its super fringe take on HEAs – one that will have tears rolling down your face and your heart swelling till the last page.
Content Warnings
Botanical-based and fun-based blood and gore, sexual themes and situations, ecohorror, some uncomfortable political-based themes such as the push for traditional gender roles meant to evoke rage, and strong language.