Fernwood Hollow: The Rift Between Worlds

About Fernwood Hollow: The Rift Between Worlds

In the autumn of 1692, in a world swallowed by fear and superstition, Silver Fernwood has become the village's whispered warning - healer, witch, outcast. When the reverend turns her neighbors into zealots, she becomes prey in a hunt meant to prove her guilt, her wickedness, her worthiness to drown. But Silver has secrets far stranger than superstition: dreams that are not dreams, glimpses of a future she cannot name, and a doorway between worlds that only she can cross. Fleeing into the wilderness, soaked in rain and betrayal, Silver must decide whether she is an omen, a curse... or something the world has never seen before. And somewhere - in the quiet places between centuries - someone is watching. All Rights Reserved

Publisher

Lyanna Starling

Category

arts · fiction · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Dec 2025

Latest episode

16 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Dec 2025

   Chapter 9: Lessons in Spellcraft and Other Poorly Planned Activities

   Magic training in Fernwood Hollow was supposed to be quiet, controlled, and ideally free of airborne vegetables. Instead, Silver Fernwood’s lessons take a chaotic turn when Colt is magically dragged into the woods and discovers he possesses rare protector magic—golden shields that instinctively safeguard Silver from her own wildly unpredictable power. Under the long-suffering supervision of Henry the familiar, sparks fly, spells misfire, and destiny makes itself aggressively known. As the Hollow stirs and something ancient begins to wake, Silver and Colt learn that magic was never meant to be wielded alone—and that some bonds form long before anyone understands what they’re protecting. Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds/id1860464420) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/65bLuzKctLxeqZWVYMoXDl) IHeart (https://iheart.com/podcast/312111143) Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds--6805887) #fantasybooks, #epicfantasy, #highfantasy, #urbanfantasy, #darkfantasy, #swordand #sorcery  #grimdark, #fantasyreads, #cozyfantasy, #fantasyromance, #elfhcore, #magicworlds, #fantasyfiction, #booktokfantasy, #fantasytok #Magic, #witchcraft, #book, #fernwood, #mystery, #fae, #seelie, #unseelie, #Sarah-J-Moss, #Dragon, #Holly-Black, #Delemhach, #Naomi-Novik, #witch, #fairy, #cat, #Love, #romance, #romantacy, #book, #booktok, #fantasy, #Time-travel

2. 

   15 Dec 2025

   Chapter 8: In Which Henry Remembers Too Much

   In Fernwood Hollow, magic is waking—and it isn’t subtle about it. When Silver Fernwood begins uncovering the truth about her ancestral power, her familiar Henry reveals ancient secrets, dangerous prophecies, and a bond between bloodlines meant to guard the threshold between worlds. As spirits stir, barriers thin, and fate draws Silver and Colt together, something powerful begins to cross the veil. This atmospheric chapter blends humor, lore, tension, and rich world-building in a tale where familiars choose, magic obeys, and destiny is anything but patient. Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds/id1860464420) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/65bLuzKctLxeqZWVYMoXDl) IHeart (https://iheart.com/podcast/312111143) Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds--6805887) #fantasybooks, #epicfantasy, #highfantasy, #urbanfantasy, #darkfantasy, #swordand #sorcery  #grimdark, #fantasyreads, #cozyfantasy, #fantasyromance, #elfhcore, #magicworlds, #fantasyfiction, #booktokfantasy, #fantasytok #Magic, #witchcraft, #book, #fernwood, #mystery, #fae, #seelie, #unseelie, #Sarah-J-Moss, #Dragon, #Holly-Black, #Delemhach, #Naomi-Novik, #witch, #fairy, #cat, #Love, #romance, #romantacy, #book, #booktok, #fantasy, #Time-travel

3. 

   12 Dec 2025

   Chapter 7: Where Subtlety Dies and Magic Gets Impatient

   In this magical, character-driven chapter of Fernwood Hollow: The Rift Between Worlds, Silver attempts her first intentional spellwork—only to summon a chaotic golden sprite that nearly burns the cottage down. With Henry’s newly revealed wings, snarky commentary, and reluctant mentorship, Silver begins learning what it truly means to wield Fernwood magic. Meanwhile, a mysterious apparition in the forest leaves behind a journal from Silver’s mother, unlocking long-buried truths about her lineage. As Silver and Henry train, Colt draws ever closer, the pendant linking their destinies glowing brighter with each spell. When a teacup falls from the sky, the three finally meet—awkwardly, magically, and with the undeniable spark of fate beginning to take shape. This chapter blends humor, heartfelt connection, magical mishaps, and the first threads of Silver and Colt’s intertwined destiny. Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds/id1860464420) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/65bLuzKctLxeqZWVYMoXDl) IHeart (https://iheart.com/podcast/312111143) Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds--6805887) #fantasybooks, #epicfantasy, #highfantasy, #urbanfantasy, #darkfantasy, #swordand #sorcery  #grimdark, #fantasyreads, #cozyfantasy, #fantasyromance, #elfhcore, #magicworlds, #fantasyfiction, #booktokfantasy, #fantasytok #Magic, #witchcraft, #book, #fernwood, #mystery, #fae, #seelie, #unseelie, #Sarah-J-Moss, #Dragon, #Holly-Black, #Delemhach, #Naomi-Novik, #witch, #fairy, #cat, #Love, #romance, #romantacy, #book, #booktok, #fantasy, #Time-travel

4. 

   11 Dec 2025

   Chapter 6: Where Quiet Finds Them

   A mysterious apparition arrives in Fernwood Hollow, pulling Silver deeper into her destiny as ancient magic awakens around her. Henry senses an old power returning, a hidden journal reveals Silver’s true heritage, and Colt watches from the shadows as fate begins to tighten its threads. As the Hollow shifts with wild, ancient magic, Silver discovers a message from her mother, a warning from the past, and a calling she can no longer ignore. Destiny draws near—quiet, glowing, and unstoppable. Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds/id1860464420) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/65bLuzKctLxeqZWVYMoXDl) IHeart (https://iheart.com/podcast/312111143) Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds--6805887) #fantasybooks, #epicfantasy, #highfantasy, #urbanfantasy, #darkfantasy, #swordand #sorcery  #grimdark, #fantasyreads, #cozyfantasy, #fantasyromance, #elfhcore, #magicworlds, #fantasyfiction, #booktokfantasy, #fantasytok #Magic, #witchcraft, #book, #fernwood, #mystery, #fae, #seelie, #unseelie, #Sarah-J-Moss, #Dragon, #Holly-Black, #Delemhach, #Naomi-Novik, #witch, #fairy, #cat, #Love, #romance, #romantacy, #book, #booktok, #fantasy, #Time-travel

5. 

   11 Dec 2025

   Chapter 5:The Week Magic Forgot to Behave

   Silver’s first true week of magical training begins with an accident—naturally—and ends with the slow, certain forming of destiny. Inside the cottage that now greets her like a living thing, Silver discovers Rowan’s old spellbooks, a questionable beginner incantation, and the alarming fact that she can accidentally ignite Henry’s latent celestial powers with a single ricocheted spark. Henry, newly winged, newly vocal, and deeply displeased, begrudgingly becomes her instructor, shielding her from misfires, offering blistering commentary, and revealing more of his heart than he ever intended. Across the clearing, Colt watches the magic unfurl—her light, Henry’s wings, the way the Hollow seems to breathe around her—and the pendant warm against his chest hints at a connection he isn’t ready to name. As Silver grows more confident, Henry more protective, and magic more insistent, the Hollow shifts. Something is coming. But for now, there is a garden, fireflies, and a fragile new bond taking shape between a witch and the ancient familiar who chose her. Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds/id1860464420) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/65bLuzKctLxeqZWVYMoXDl) IHeart (https://iheart.com/podcast/312111143) Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds--6805887) #fantasybooks, #epicfantasy, #highfantasy, #urbanfantasy, #darkfantasy, #swordand #sorcery  #grimdark, #fantasyreads, #cozyfantasy, #fantasyromance, #elfhcore, #magicworlds, #fantasyfiction, #booktokfantasy, #fantasytok #Magic, #witchcraft, #book, #fernwood, #mystery, #fae, #seelie, #unseelie, #Sarah-J-Moss, #Dragon, #Holly-Black, #Delemhach, #Naomi-Novik, #witch, #fairy, #cat, #Love, #romance, #romantacy, #book, #booktok, #fantasy, #Time-travel

6. 

   11 Dec 2025

   Chapter 4: Henry, Herald of Chaos (and Occasionally Wings)

   In a moment of unexpected tenderness—and ancient magic—Henry reveals the truth he has kept hidden for centuries: he is no ordinary cat, but a guardian born of an old Fernwood promise. When Silver collapses into laughter, joy, and relief upon finding the village again, Henry feels something shift in the marrow of fate itself. A single touch of foreheads awakens his wings, binds them with ancestral magic, and seals a familiar bond woven long before either of them drew breath. As Silver carries him toward the cottage like a smug, fluffy toddler, Colt watches from the shadows, stunned by the sight of a winged cat and a witch who glows like she belongs to the Hollow. And deep within Henry’s memories, the truth resurfaces: he was created to guard this bloodline—Fernwood, powerful and perilous—until the moment destiny called. That moment has arrived. Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds/id1860464420) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/65bLuzKctLxeqZWVYMoXDl) IHeart (https://iheart.com/podcast/312111143) Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds--6805887) #fantasybooks, #epicfantasy, #highfantasy, #urbanfantasy, #darkfantasy, #swordand #sorcery  #grimdark, #fantasyreads, #cozyfantasy, #fantasyromance, #elfhcore, #magicworlds, #fantasyfiction, #booktokfantasy, #fantasytok #Magic, #witchcraft, #book, #fernwood, #mystery, #fae, #seelie, #unseelie, #Sarah-J-Moss, #Dragon, #Holly-Black, #Delemhach, #Naomi-Novik, #witch, #fairy, #cat, #Love, #romance, #romantacy, #book, #booktok, #fantasy, #Time-travel

7. 

   11 Dec 2025

   Chapter 3: The Witch, the Wanderer, and the Cat

   Silver crosses the veil in a moment suspended between heartbeats, and Colt becomes the accidental witness to destiny unfolding in a cave of shifting time. When he finds her asleep with his ancestral pendant in her hand, everything he thought he understood about the in-between realm fractures. As Silver awakens to a new world, a missing necklace, and a cat whose judgment transcends centuries, she rediscovers her village—alive in ways she never expected—and Colt watches from the shadows, tethered to her by something older than either of them can name. In this chapter of converging fates, ancient magic stirs, choices are made without words, and two souls on opposite sides of time step into each other’s orbit… long before either is ready to understand why. Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds/id1860464420) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/65bLuzKctLxeqZWVYMoXDl) IHeart (https://iheart.com/podcast/312111143) Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds--6805887) #fantasybooks, #epicfantasy, #highfantasy, #urbanfantasy, #darkfantasy, #swordand #sorcery  #grimdark, #fantasyreads, #cozyfantasy, #fantasyromance, #elfhcore, #magicworlds, #fantasyfiction, #booktokfantasy, #fantasytok #Magic, #witchcraft, #book, #fernwood, #mystery, #fae, #seelie, #unseelie, #Sarah-J-Moss, #Dragon, #Holly-Black, #Delemhach, #Naomi-Novik, #witch, #fairy, #cat, #Love, #romance, #romantacy, #book, #booktok, #fantasy, #Time-travel

8. 

   11 Dec 2025

   Chapter 2: The Man Between Worlds

   Colt McMillan had accepted many strange things about the in-between realm: looping roads, flickering seasons, a horse with too much attitude, and a grey cat who judged him like it was a full-time occupation. But nothing prepared him for the red-haired woman who appeared in the mist—wild, bleeding, terrified, and unmistakably real. As Colt spirals between awe and existential crisis, he begins piecing together the truth he spent two years trying to outrun: he was never lost by accident. He was placed here. Chosen. Marked by a legacy older than the Hollow itself. And the mysterious woman who collided with his world—literally—may be the first sign that fate is finally cashing in its debt. While Silver recovers somewhere in the Hollow, Colt confronts what her arrival means for him, for the realm, and for the prophecy his grandmother warned him about. Destiny is moving. And for the first time, Colt isn’t sure he wants to run. Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds/id1860464420) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/65bLuzKctLxeqZWVYMoXDl) IHeart (https://iheart.com/podcast/312111143) Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds--6805887) #fantasybooks, #epicfantasy, #highfantasy, #urbanfantasy, #darkfantasy, #swordand #sorcery  #grimdark, #fantasyreads, #cozyfantasy, #fantasyromance, #elfhcore, #magicworlds, #fantasyfiction, #booktokfantasy, #fantasytok #Magic, #witchcraft, #book, #fernwood, #mystery, #fae, #seelie, #unseelie, #Sarah-J-Moss, #Dragon, #Holly-Black, #Delemhach, #Naomi-Novik, #witch, #fairy, #cat, #Love, #romance, #romantacy, #book, #booktok, #fantasy, #Time-travel

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   11 Dec 2025

   CHAPTER 1: The Hollow Stirs for Her

   Silver Fernwood never meant to cross between worlds—she only meant to run. But when the forest twisted around her like a forgotten memory and the abandoned village blinked awake as if recognizing her, Silver stepped into Fernwood Hollow for the first time. Lanterns flickered to life without flame. Shadows leaned close as though listening. And an ancient magic she didn’t yet understand stirred beneath her skin like a heartbeat she’d been missing her whole life. As Silver takes shelter in the strange cottage that seems to breathe with her presence, she begins to suspect this place is not abandoned at all… It’s waiting. And it has been waiting specifically for her. Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds/id1860464420) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/65bLuzKctLxeqZWVYMoXDl) IHeart (https://iheart.com/podcast/312111143) Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds--6805887) #fantasybooks, #epicfantasy, #highfantasy, #urbanfantasy, #darkfantasy, #swordand #sorcery  #grimdark, #fantasyreads, #cozyfantasy, #fantasyromance, #elfhcore, #magicworlds, #fantasyfiction, #booktokfantasy, #fantasytok #Magic, #witchcraft, #book, #fernwood, #mystery, #fae, #seelie, #unseelie, #Sarah-J-Moss, #Dragon, #Holly-Black, #Delemhach, #Naomi-Novik, #witch, #fairy, #cat, #Love, #romance, #romantacy, #book, #booktok, #fantasy, #Time-travel

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    11 Dec 2025

    Prologue: The Birth of the Hollow

    Before Silver Fernwood ever stepped into Fernwood Hollow, before Henry wore the shape of a cat, before the rift tore open a path between worlds—there was a queen, a dragon, and a prophecy older than time itself. This prologue unveils the forgotten origins of the Hollow: the rise of Elaria, the first Fernwood witch; the forging of the Fernwood–McMillan bond; the shattering sacrifice that tore two fae lovers apart; and the ancient darkness sealed in the Rift, waiting to be awakened. It is the story of a world built on love, betrayal, and impossible magic—and the child who will one day inherit the cost of it all. Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds/id1860464420) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/65bLuzKctLxeqZWVYMoXDl) IHeart (https://iheart.com/podcast/312111143) Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fernwood-hollow-the-rift-between-worlds--6805887) #fantasybooks, #epicfantasy, #highfantasy, #urbanfantasy, #darkfantasy, #swordand #sorcery  #grimdark, #fantasyreads, #cozyfantasy, #fantasyromance, #elfhcore, #magicworlds, #fantasyfiction, #booktokfantasy, #fantasytok #Magic, #witchcraft, #book, #fernwood, #mystery, #fae, #seelie, #unseelie, #Sarah-J-Moss, #Dragon, #Holly-Black, #Delemhach, #Naomi-Novik, #witch, #fairy, #cat, #Love, #romance, #romantacy, #book, #booktok, #fantasy, #Time-travel

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