Hawthorn

The Innkeeper Chronicles meets Van Helsing in this monster-hunting short story. Emily Hawthorn hunts monsters for a living with the help of her trusty yet sassy mystical 8-ball. Why it chose her of all people, an unlikely street rat about to lose a few extremities to frostbite, is anyone’s guess, but she's made the most of it for the last fifteen years. Kill some baddies, make some cash. Life is sweet. Until a young boy stumbles into the tavern Emily calls home. He’s running from a nefarious shadow monster haunting his dreams, and she’s faced with a choice. She can go along her merry way like everyone else in the bar, or she can do what she does best: track down the monster and save the boy. The 8-ball says to save the boy. But how will Emily conquer a villain made of nothing more than mist and shadows? And more importantly, what will happen to the boy if she fails? Find out today!