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A Collar of Red Wool
Joan was taught to bar her door at the first howl. Tonight the creature outside is silent, shivering, with red wool caught in his collar. He has come to tell her why her father never came home.
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Hounds of the Gallows Road
The old gallows are empty. The hounds still know the road.
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Until 3 December: your concept comes with two On-Demand classes of your choice and six TropeSmith Maps.
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The concept
For generations, black hounds carried the condemned up a road outside a northern English market town. At dusk each could stand upright and speak. Some used those hours to comfort prisoners. Others liked the sound of their chains. Years after the executions stop, three women come looking for the monsters who remember the people they loved. Desire begins where a comforting lie would once have been easier.
Ralph can follow any trail except the one Una wants. He knows precisely why her brother vanished. Telling her will put her at the mercy of the men who once fed him, and put his mouth much too close to the only throat he has never wanted to bite. The free companion novella is A Collar of Red Wool.
The worldThe hounds take their upright, clawed shape every evening. They recognise a freely offered scent, and the old hunt can bind them only when they answer its call. Each adult heroine chooses her contact with a creature capable of violence.
Series tropesHidden World • Slow Burn • Opposing Morals to Moral Growth
Intended readershipAdult dark monster romance for readers who want frightening creatures, moral consequences and a fiercely chosen partner.
Tone & contentDark open-door romance. Past executions, grief, pursuit and violence. Consent is explicit between romantic partners.
The people behind the promise
Free novellaJoan Mossa wool dyer
Free novellaLen Wardthe oldest black hound
Book 1Una Kirka sister searching for her brother’s resting place
Book 1Ralph Mundaya hound proud of his nose
Book 2Pat Fenna former jail cook
Book 2Alan Croftthe hound she once fed through the bars
Book 3Grace Drurya bride meant to renew a local oath
Book 3Saul Booththe last hound still answering the bell
Series arc
A hound first refuses his summons. One former hunter returns a name to a grieving family, another faces a survivor at her own door, and the last helps a woman end the procession for good.
The three books
The direction is set. The books are written after you order.
Book 1 of three
The Hound Who Lost My Scent
Ralph can follow any trail except the one Una wants. He knows precisely why her brother vanished. Telling her will put her at the mercy of the men who once fed him, and put his mouth much too close to the only throat he has never wanted to bite.
Story outline
Book 2 of three
My Teeth at Your Door
Pat knows the noise of Alan’s teeth against a bowl. She heard it every night in the old jail. Now the sound is at her cottage door, and the hound outside is carrying the key she once stole for him.
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Book 3 of three
The Bride of the Last Hound
Grace is supposed to marry a keeper and ring the bell that binds the last hound. Saul offers to carry her off before the wedding. She would rather walk out herself. She would very much like him waiting at the end of the aisle.
Story outline
From the free novella into Book 1
The novella’s surviving hound leaves the old road open to visitors. A woman carrying her brother’s locket takes it in Book 1.
In the concept package
Includes the author pitch, editable Authorythm seeds and individual AI-generated front-cover concepts. The planned fiction totals 195,000 words.
Included free
Buy the 3-book concept pack and receive the companion lead magnet concept free. Each novel is planned at 55,000 words. The lead magnet, A Collar of Red Wool, is planned at 30,000 words.
Included in the pack
Author pitch PDF with the series premise, characters, book blurbs and complete story arcs. One editable Authorythm seed document. 4 coordinated front-cover concepts.
What you get with this pack
- Three completed booksDeveloped from the pack you choose.
- Editing and human proofreadingFor every manuscript.
- Three coordinated coversA recognisable identity across the series.
- Blurbs and Amazon metadataFor all three titles.
- A+ contentTo showcase your books on their Amazon pages.
Order this pack and your series enters our production queue; we confirm your scheduled start.
This pack has been sold. Each pack is only sold once.
3-book package
$705
$235 per book · Save $75
Order this packEach pack is only sold once.
Until 3 December: your concept comes with two On-Demand classes of your choice and six TropeSmith Maps.
Paid in full to reserve your slot · not refundable · free revision against your brief · Terms · Prices are in US dollars; Stripe may show your local currency at checkout · processed by PlotProse (The Coral Hart Group)
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