The Hollow Season

When struggling writer Iris Calder accepts a mysterious invitation to a retreat in the isolated village of Fellmere, she believes she's chasing inspiration. Instead, she finds herself at the centre of a centuries-old pattern known only as The Hollow Season, a cycle of sacrifice, blood moons, and impossible choices.
Two men circle her fate: Caleb March, bound by wolf-blood and loyalty, and Silas Vale, a vampire whose eternity has been spent watching, failing, and guarding the secret of Fellmere. Each is both protector and predator, flame and shadow, and Iris is the anchor between them.
But the villagers whisper of debt, hunger, and sacrifice. Every Calder woman before her has been claimed by the Hollow. Every choice has ended in blood.
To survive, Iris must do what none of her ancestors could: break the pattern. But to succeed, she must decide, who does she trust when both men may love her, and both may destroy her?
Dark, lyrical, and atmospheric, The Hollow Season is a paranormal gothic tale of haunted villages, cursed legacies, and the dangerous line between desire and doom.

Luna Duval is the pen name of a lifelong daydreamer who calls a coastal city home. When she's not lost in fantasy novels, she's writing stories about brave hearts, curious minds, and unexpected adventures.
The Crownless Quest is her debut novel, but far from her last. Luna is currently writing a cozy mystery series called Maple Glade Murder Mysteries, blending quaint village charm with clever whodunits.
Having won a short story prize in her youth, Luna finally found the courage (with a gentle nudge from her mom) to write a full novel in her late thirties. She's living proof that it's never too late to follow a dream, or chase a mischievous sprite into an enchanted forest.