Before the Oath: Why Every Song in Teromance Comes with a Warning
Sorry for the silence everyone, but editting is a thing and when you are already busy with life it takes a wile to edit six books. But more on those when I actually get around to publishing them. For now, let me tell you about one of the six new books I have started. Teromance, a rom-com with a supernatural twist. Terry, a returning soldier, finds his fiance cheating with his friend and accidentally finds himself swearing an oath to a Dryad, but for now, here is a bit about Chapter 00. Before the Oath: Why Every Song in Teromance Comes with a Warning
We’ve all heard the advice about the woods. Don’t wander off the trail. Don’t stay out past dark.
But in the world of Teromance: Song of Vows, the most dangerous thing you can bring into the forest isn't a lack of survival gear—it’s a melody.
In Chapter 00: Anacrusis Thaw, the prologue to this dark fantasy tragedy, we learn a cardinal rule that changes everything about the journey ahead: In the deep woods, singing is never just music. It is a binding promise.
A Cold Origin and an Unseen Presence
The story opens far from the warmth of human civilization, plunged into the harrowing frost of a forgotten cold-war survival horror. Something ancient and starving lurks in the high northern ridges—a nightmare forged in blood, cold, and a hunger that defies nature itself.
Yet, when the snow clears, we are brought to a peaceful mountain creek where five-year-old Terry sits with his grandfather, Big Jon. It seems like an innocent afternoon of catching tadpoles and listening to old war stories.
Until the forest stops singing its own song—and starts listening.
Beyond the sunlit water, deep within the canopy, something unseen is conducting the woods. The chaotic chatter of birds and rustling leaves dissolves into an unnatural, deliberate rhythm. A force is testing the treeline, searching for a new plaything, waiting for a single slip of the tongue.
"Be Careful What You Sing..."
When young Terry is drawn toward the trees, humming a song we all grew up with, he has no idea how close he comes to losing his freedom before his life even truly begins.
What follows is an ancient fairytale told by his grandfather—a story of a fallen prince, a trade with the Queen of the Fae, and a physical secret buried right beneath the roots of an old oak tree that proves some legends are far too real.
Before the modern romance, the betrayal, and the apocalyptic descent of Act I, Chapter 00 lays down the rhythmic beat that will echo through every chapter to come.
Read the Prologue Today
How far did Terry get before he was pulled back? What lies hidden beneath the roots of the forest? And what happens when a promise is made to a court that never forgets?
[Click below to read Chapter 00: Anacrusis Thaw now!]
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