The Grumbleback Sanctuary (Thistlewick Hollow Book 1)

Every wounded creature deserves a sanctuary. Wren Ashcombe is about to learn that healers do too.

When gifted healer Wren Ashcombe loses her licence and her place in the capital, an unexpected inheritance sends her to Thistlewick Hollow. The sanctuary waiting there is crumbling, its wards are failing, and its halls are crowded with opinionated gnomes and magical creatures no one else knows how to save.

Cormac Vane, the guarded groundskeeper, expects Wren to leave. But when a frightened griffin begins to trust her and the village cautiously opens its doors, Wren discovers that mending the sanctuary may also mend the life she thought was over.

• A warm adult cozy fantasy
• A capable heroine rebuilding after failure
• Wounded magical creatures and eccentric gnomes
• Found family, second chances, and gentle romance