The Maiden and Her Monster

Malka, the healer’s daughter, lives in a village shadowed by a deadly forest. When her mother is accused of murder by the church, Malka makes a desperate choice: find the monster said to haunt the woods or risk losing her forever. What she finds is not the beast she expected but a golem who demands that Malka first free the rabbi who created her. Their uneasy alliance uncovers dark secrets and a conspiracy that shakes everything Malka thought she knew. Amid danger and revelation, Malka discovers unexpected tenderness and a love that defies fear.

~  Included for its haunting retelling of Jewish folklore and its unapologetic embrace of sapphic love within myth and faith. A darkly enchanting fantasy that entwines history, devotion, and desire with striking originality.  ~