The rules to stay alive are simple. Don't go into the Darkgrove Forest. Keep your head down. Don't talk to strangers.

When Grandmother falls sick, I throw these rules to the side and dare to enter the forest. I encounter a devilishly handsome man, Cian, who offers to guide me.

I accept.

I shouldn't have.

A single bite is all it took to turn me into a werewolf. Our worlds collide, leaving mine in ruins.

Now, my existence gives rise to an ancient enemy, who intends to destroy all werewolves in Arcanoria. If I want to defeat him, I have to stop running from who I am and who I'm destined to be with. If I don't, the darkness will engulf us all.

Of Land and Pain is book two of the Five Queens Prophecy. It is a New Adult retelling of Red Riding Hood, with werewolves and fantasy elements.