Guided by the River Spirit

When Mara’s car dies on a remote mountain road, she follows the sound of running water into a hidden valley untouched by time. The river welcomes her. The cabin shelters her. And the silent otter who watches from the reeds seems to understand her in ways no human ever has.

Grieving her grandmother and exhausted by a life that no longer fits, Mara lets the valley’s quiet magic begin to heal her. The river brings warmth and protection. The otter brings gifts and devotion she can’t explain.

But when the valley’s ancient leyline begins to falter, the truth finally surfaces.

The otter is no animal at all, he is Kellan, the river’s guardian, a shapeshifter bound to the magic that keeps the valley alive. And the leyline recognises Mara as the one who can help restore it.

A tender, atmospheric fantasy romance filled with healing, soft magic, and a love that flows like water: patient, powerful, and true.