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At first glimpse, Marie is only a simple peasant girl in a small village of Akern, just outside the Black Forest, always at the mercy of blood-thirsty knights. But things aren’t what they seem. Join her on this epic tale of vengeance and mystery as she struggles with the enigmatic affliction that makes her sleep with strangers and friends alike.
Written by Heather Morin
Published by AmorBooks
A new breed of monster was stalking the Merovingian plains, but this meant nothing to the simple folk, who went on with their daily chores as usual. It was the same with our heroine, a peasant girl named Marie who just happened to be born inside the tiny village of Akern, at the edge of the Black Forest where late at night horrors were said to take place, of the unspeakable sort that keeps mortals at bay.
She was looking for berries, foraging this late in the season seemed hopeless at first glimpse, but she had to help her family somehow. Life in Akern was hard, made even harder by the frequent raids of the wood-dwellers or by the constant warring amongst local barons.
When Marie went down to tighten her berry-filled sack, the creature attacked. The thing leapt from the nearby hedges, her claws digging deep into Marie’s pale, fresh skin. She struggled, raising her arms to defend her face and that’s when she…
