Centuries ago, a witch laid a curse on a small town that froze its local werewolves in place. They've been waiting for one woman to change their fate, and lift the dark magic burden from their pack. Every Halloween has been the same--waiting, watching, failing.and so the wolves of Hollow Rock had accepted their place protecting the town for all of eternity. Callum Ashbrock is alpha of Hollow Rock, and when his sister calls to say the words he's been waiting for centuries to hear, he can't believe the time has finally, finally come. He's found her. Her. The one he's been missing for all this time, and she's finally in his town, just in time for Halloween.

Stacia Wallace has waited her entire life to celebrate her favorite holiday in the town that parties for a full week around the spookiest time of year. Hollow Rock's Halloween festival is a gathering place for Halloween-goers of all ages, and the stars have finally aligned for her to be right in the middle of the action. Everything is perfect, from the costumes, to the spooky hotel accommodations, to the sexy, bright-eyed man who is showing a keen interest in her. She's here for one week of wild fun, but she has no idea how wild her life is about to get. Callum is interesting, and handsome, and protective in all the right ways, but she's slowly finding out things about herself she didn't know before. And when the weight of the town's curse falls on her shoulders, she'll have to choose between saving the man she's falling for, or saving herself. Nothing is as it seems in Hollow Rock.

Don't miss this spooky, romantic, exciting short story from the imagination of 100-time bestselling author, T. S. Joyce.

Content Warning: Explicit love scenes, naughty language, and piles of sexy shifter secrets. Intended for mature audiences.