The Ivy House: The Ivy House, #1

By Katherine Kim

An ivy-covered cottage in the middle of a supposedly haunted forest...

 

When Dain runs away from his abusive brothers, intent on simply getting away, he takes the one path e is sure they won't follow him on. The one that leads straight through the forest rumored to be inhabited by a cursed monster. He hides for the night in a small cottage that seems to be long abandoned, but when his brothers show up following his trail, after all, he wonders: will he ever find a new life and freedom?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Katherine Kim
• Release date: Feb 1, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224642977

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The Ivy House

THE IVY HOUSE

THE IVY HOUSE

KATHERINE KIM

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Cover by Gage Ullman

Editing by Robin J Samuels

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THE IVY HOUSE

The exhausted young man stepped up to the dark house, nerves and wariness suffusing every move. The building was so covered in vines that it almost appeared to be more like a house-shaped plant, but he could see a few feet of wall here and a tiny bit of roof there, so he knew there was a structure underneath the greenery. As long as it was mostly dry and would keep him hidden for a few days, he didn't care if it was made of plants or powder puffs, he would take it. His brothers were sure to be out looking for him when they realized that he wasn't cooking them dinner and that the day’s chores hadn't been done, so hiding well for the night was the most important thing.

The vines had grown over the windows, if there were any, so he couldn't peer inside the structure. Getting inside could be impossible, and wasting time searching for a door might not be wise. There were strange stories told in the village about this forest, about monsters and magic and curses and all the usual things, but never any detail