The Mooncalf Meadow

The mooncalves are not lost, injured, or trapped. They are waiting. When a silent herd crosses the sanctuary before dawn, flowers spring from their glowing hoofprints and Thistlewick Hollow’s carefully planned Lantern Festival begins to unravel. Noise frightens the creatures, fields bloom out of season, and no boundary can explain what drew them to the lower meadow. Wren Ashcombe is used to healing wounds. This time she must uncover the forgotten night-spring beneath the meadow—and learn whether protecting the herd means guiding it or simply giving it room to choose. With Cormac setting boundary stones, Sorrel and Pip taking on new authority, and wedding vows approaching, the sanctuary’s growing family must decide how to remain open without becoming a cage. A quiet creature mystery with warm, meaningful stakes A magical meadow, a Lantern Festival, and overnight blooms Found family learning to share trust and authority A gentle mature romance rooted in home and choice Return to Thistlewick Hollow, where the kindest refuge may be one with an open gate. Book 3 of Thistlewick Hollow; best read after The Griffinwing Refuge.