Where the Wild Roses Grow (The Wefen)

By Katie Matos

HEALER. HUNTER. SISTERS.

Elyn and Serin have spent their lives guarding Fell Wood, where the first roses bloom and spring begins for the rest of the world. But when Elyn finds a dying stranger bleeding into the snow, her ordinary craft cannot save him. Desperate, she reaches for a forbidden magic and binds his life to her own.

Now Weylin is recovering beneath their roof, but the curse inside him is beginning to wake. As Elyn draws closer to the man beneath the beast, their bond stirs Fell Wood into flower two months before its time, sending the seasons beyond its borders out of course.

Meanwhile, Serin finds herself increasingly pushed to the edges of the home she has spent her life keeping. Beyond the boundary stones waits a beautiful stranger who sees everything her family has overlooked. He is also the Thorn King, the creature their mother's walls were built to keep out, and the one responsible for Weylin's curse.

As the truth emerges and the wild year spreads, both sisters must decide what they are willing to choose for themselves, even if those choices change their family and Fell Wood for ever.

Inspired by the Grimm fairytale Snow White and Rose Red, Where the Wild Roses Grow is a dark romantic fantasy novella blending folklore, cursed love, magical binding and ancient woodland magic. It is the first standalone story in The Wefen, an interconnected series of fairytale reimaginings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HHLGVY17
• ISBN13: 9798194899593
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.2" x 5.0"