New town. New place. It’s small but it’s exactly what I was looking for when I scoured the map for inspiration. Coming to Bearcreek felt like a taste of the freedom I’ve been so desperately waiting for. A town painted in celebration with a local legend is just a bonus. A fresh start that was supposed to rejuvenate me. But it’s the past I brought along that might destroy me. If I don’t go up in flames first. Palingenesis is a full-length MM dark monster romance and part of the Mayhem Manuscripts Cryptids multi-author collaboration. Get ready for dark themes including dream and psyche manipulation, monsters with wings, and stalking as a love language. This book is a standalone and includes an HEA.