Into Autumn's Forest

By J D Harris

Into Autumn's Forest
By J.D. Harris

When every pumpkin in Bellweather turns towards the woods, Marnie Vale knows something is wrong.

At first, nobody else seems to notice. The adults blame the wind, the schoolchildren carry on as normal, and the town pretends October is only being October. But when Marnie's younger brother, Finn, receives a strange invitation and vanishes through the school gate into a forest that should not exist, pretending is no longer an option.

Determined to bring him home, Marnie follows the trail of black leaves into Autumn's Forest - a place of crooked paths, borrowed names, impossible feasts, whispering trees, and rules that change when you look away. With the help of Eli Thorne, a boy who remembers another child taken years before, and October, a sharp-tongued three-tailed fox with secrets of his own, Marnie must journey deeper into the forest before the thirteenth bell rings.

But the forest does not give back what it has begun to keep.

At its heart waits the Hollow Mother, a strange and sorrowful figure who gathers lost children, feeds on forgotten names, and knows exactly how to turn fear, guilt and love into bargains. To save Finn, Marnie must face more than monsters. She must learn what it means to believe, to remember, and to fight for someone even when the path home is closing behind her.

Darkly whimsical, eerie and autumn-soaked, Into Autumn's Forest is a haunting YA/teen fantasy for readers who love mysterious woods, strange folklore, talking foxes, lost children, Halloween atmosphere, and stories with both heart and shadows.

Perfect for fans of atmospheric autumn reads, cosy-creepy adventures, and magical stories where the forest is never just a forest.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H7MTCGZB
• ISBN13: 9798185546109
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.3"