“The forest will swallow your screams, Elodie.” In the mystical Verdantia Veil, the earth breathes, the trees carry secrets, and shadows may be more than they seem. Elodie has spent her life at its edge. She's curious and drawn to the danger just beyond the moss and fog. But one night of forbidden pleasure awakens a craving within the woods… and within her. When she meets Erys, the sadistic Hollowfolk who guards the Veil, she learns that he is no myth. He is dark, merciless, and breathtakingly beautiful. His touch completely consumed her mind and body and his claim over her may save the forest or destroy her entirely. Caught between her fierce desire and her fear of what she’s becoming, Elodie must decide if she’ll run from this new life… or bloom within it. Enter a world where lust feeds magic, love borders on madness, and the forest demands surrender. Bound by Thorns, Book 1 of The Ensnared Elements series A dark romantasy filled with obsession, possession, and an unhinged love that could level kingdoms.