The Cursed Mother

<h1><strong>The Cursed Mother</strong></h1><h2> <em>by C.M. Heroux</em></h2><p></p><p><strong>A child born of fire. A mother marked by fate. A quiet village on the edge of the storm.</strong></p><p></p><p>In the snowbound village of Morrathal a miracle is born: <em>Lyric</em>-the first child to survive the bitter winters in years. For Ishida and Kâllen her arrival is more than a blessing. It is hope-fragile burning and fiercely alive.</p><p></p><p>But peace is short-lived in a world where old powers stir and fate weaves cruelly. As festivals give way to omens and whispers in the dark Ishida must choose: open the village to the world in search of a better life for her daughter-or protect what little they have no matter the cost.</p><p></p><p>Told in lyrical immersive prose <em>The Cursed Mother</em> is a slow-burn fantasy rooted in love grief and impossible choices. This is not the tale of chosen heroes but of ordinary people doing the extraordinary-clinging to family in a world on the brink.</p><p></p><p><strong>How far would you go to protect what's most precious?</strong></p><p> <strong>Would you burn everything you ever knew?</strong></p>