Winter of the Fox Moon

1784. Every eighty years, the Fox Moon rises. And the shadows come hunting.

When a strange orange moon appears over Foxglove Hollow, widow Sarah Weathervane knows the old winter tales are real. The animals are acting wrong. Something watches from the forest. And the town council has a plan: find someone to renew an ancient compact—someone willing to die.

But Sarah didn't survive three years of widowhood by being easy prey.

Armed with her grandmother's kitchen magic and a stubborn refusal to accept sacrifice as the only option, Sarah negotiates a different deal. She discovers that bread—simple, honest sourdough—can become a weapon when baked with intent. And when a mysterious blacksmith arrives who can transform into a giant golden rooster, she realizes she might not have to face the Fox Moon alone.

Together, Sarah and Jeremiah will build walls both physical and magical. They'll decode Eleanor Crane's grimoire. They'll train chickens to march in formation (it makes sense in context). And they'll forge a new compact—one written in service, not sacrifice.

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