Thorns and Temptations Newsletter

Hello Readers,

A NOTE FROM KARMA

Welcome to the very first issue of The Hollow!

I wanted a place where I could talk to you about more than release dates and buy links. The Hollow is where I can bring you behind the scenes of my stories — the characters I love, the magic hiding beneath the surface, pieces of the world that never quite fit on the page, and little glimpses of whatever I'm working on next.

If you've already stepped into Hollow Creek with Aurora, Kael, Ember, and Grandma Rose, thank you for taking that journey with me. And if you're brand-new here, you've picked a pretty good time to wander into the woods.

Just maybe don't follow any enormous golden-eyed wolves into the fog without asking questions first.

— Karma

FROM MY WRITING DESK

The Hollow Bond world is still growing. This newsletter is where I'll share updates as new stories take shape — drafting progress, character reveals, cover news, snippets, release information, and the occasional detail I'm probably going to regret teasing too early.

THIS ISSUE: WELCOME TO HOLLOW CREEK

Moonlight and Magic

Book One of The Hollow Bond Series

Hollow Creek looks ordinary until the fog moves wrong, ancient magic wakes, and Aurora Luna discovers the life she thought she knew has been hiding a much older truth.

At the center of it all is the Hollow Bond: a magical tether between a witch and the Guardian chosen to protect her.

For Aurora, that Guardian is Kael.

MEET THE HEART OF THE HOLLOW

Aurora Luna

A sharp-tongued witch whose silver fire awakens alongside a bond she never asked for.

Kael

An ancient wolf-shifter Guardian with molten-gold eyes, centuries of scars, and one very complicated new responsibility.

Ember

Aurora's ride-or-die best friend, professional smartass, and proof that the supposedly normal friend should never be underestimated.

Grandma Rose

Keeper of old magic, older secrets, and enough wards and stubbornness to make arguing with her a terrible idea.

BEHIND THE MAGIC: WHAT IS THE HOLLOW BOND?

The Hollow Bond is more than a magical pairing. It connects witch and Guardian into a living circuit. Power, fear, pain, instinct, and eventually emotion can travel across that tether.

Aurora's magic is wild silver fire. Kael is the anchor that helps keep that power from consuming her. The bond may have been created by the Hollow, but what grows between them belongs to them.

And there is a darker side to that history: the Bone Queen once had a Guardian bond of her own.

CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT AURORA LUNA

Aurora Luna

Role: Protagonist · Witch

Magic: Silver fire

Home: Hollow Creek

Bound to: Kael

Strength: Fiercely loyal and willing to walk toward the dark even when she's terrified.

Struggle: She refuses to let the people who love her use protection as an excuse to keep her in the dark.

READER QUESTION

If the Hollow chose you, what kind of magic would you want it to awaken?

Fire? Shadow? Healing? Storms? Something completely different?

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Do you have a character, piece of lore, or reader question you'd love to see featured? Send it my way — future issues of The Hollow are meant to be a place for readers to explore this world with me.

Until next time—thank you for reading. Just hit reply if you'd like to say hello; I read every note, even if it might take a while to do so.

Warmly,
Karma Thorne