Beneath the Grassline

After a devastating divorce leaves Sophia Walker with two sons, a mountain of debt, and nowhere left to begin again, an unexpected inheritance offers her one last chance: Chateau Valverde, her grandmother's ancient estate in the Italian countryside.
But the chateau is more than a crumbling family home.
Behind its ivy-covered walls, strange flowers guard a forbidden stretch of grass. Winged stone foxes watch from fountains and gates. Old journals hint at secrets Sophia's grandmother protected for decades. And beneath the Grassline, her sons discover an impossible hidden village of tiny, colorful raccoon-like creatures known as the Raccari-bright, brave, and terrified of something in the woods.
As Sophia struggles to rebuild her life and uncover the truth about her family's past, the magic surrounding Chateau Valverde begins to awaken. The wards are failing. Shadows are moving beyond the hedges. And an ancient enemy is searching for the creatures Evelyn Valverde died protecting.
To save her sons, the Raccari, and the home that has chosen her, Sophia must step into a legacy she never knew existed-and learn that courage is not the absence of fear, but knowing where to stand when darkness comes.
Beneath The Grassline is a heartfelt fantasy adventure about family, healing, hidden magic, and the extraordinary creatures who teach us what it means to belong.