The Hollow Bride

In the mountains of Tennessee, some things listen when they are named. Maren never meant to be noticed. But when her name begins appearing where it doesn't belong-spoken by strangers, written in places she never touched-something old turns its attention toward her. It isn't violent. It isn't loud. It is patient. As the line between record and ritual begins to blur, Maren is forced to leave everything familiar behind.
Distance offers no comfort. Silence offers no safety. And the more she tries to hold on to herself, the more the world seems to ask her to let go. A quiet protector stands beside her-steady, human, and unwilling to surrender her to forces that would hollow her out and claim her piece by piece. But survival will demand more than escape. It will demand choice. The Hollow Bride is a slow-burn paranormal romance steeped in Appalachian folklore, where love is not possession, names carry weight, and the most dangerous thing a woman can give away is her voice.
Some doors open when you knock. Others open when you answer.