Into the Hedge. Knights of the Autumn Crown, #1

In the heart of a shadowy, dense forest under an ominous crescent moon, Aes, a young woman with a mysterious past, finds herself lost and injured after a terrifying fall. As she tries to piece together how she ended up here, strange whispers call her name from the shadows, urging her to hide from an unseen, monstrous predator stalking the woods. The air is thick with an unnatural tension as Aes is hunted by a colossal, nightmarish creature, whose monstrous form eclipses the moon itself.
Amidst the chaos, an enigmatic voice offers Aes a chance at salvation-if only she'll trust it. Desperate to escape the creature's wrath, Aes faces perilous obstacles, from tangled vines to a swamp that threatens to consume her. But when the creature's jaws close around her ankle, she's forced to make a life-or-death decision, relying on a mysterious, sinister lantern that promises to save her-but at what cost? As Aes battles through the forest's horrors, the truth of her identity, her past, and the dark force that hunts her slowly begins to unravel, setting the stage for an even darker journey ahead.