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The Root and The Reckoning: An Earth-Anchor Shifter Rom-Com Adventure
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 19 2026
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.76 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
I came to Lumen Hollow to steal a relic, not wake the ground-or my heart.
One job. One payday. Easy.
Until a grumpy honey-badger foreman caught me mid-heist. Then the leyline under his windmill decided we were a matched set. Now the earth hums when we argue, and vines bloom when we touch. Bex Harper-Cross looks at me like I belong, and it's ruining all my escape plans.
My client still wants the relic. The Hollow wants saving.
And me? I want to stop falling for the man who builds miracles with his hands and steadies storms with a smile.
When my secret client threatens everything we've built, one choice could shatter the Circle's foundation.
If love roots us this deeply... can it survive the quake?
If I can't choose between the job and the town that won't let me go, I'll lose both the magic, and the home, I never meant to find.
A cozy small-town shifter rom-com about chaos, calm, and the love that grounds us.
Opposites attract - Forced proximity - Found family hijinks - Cozy paranormal rom-com vibes - Earth-magic wonder
The Root and the Reckoning is Book 5 in Shift Happens in Lumen Hollow. Each romance reaches a satisfying HFN/HEA, with a continuing town arc. Perfect for fans of small-town magic, grumpy-meets-chaos chemistry, and stories where love literally moves the earthAlso from
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