She was the bride the court sacrificed. Now she is the only woman who can wake its silent dragon.
Eight years ago, Tressa Ornholt walked beneath the white thorns of Veylharrow and was declared dead before the moon set. She survived. She built a life in Marrowfield. Then the court's magic began stealing her brother's voice, and a summons arrived bearing the seal of her own death.
Rhovan Eyrdane has guarded the sleeping dragon beneath the fae court for eight years. He knows the bride rite is cruel. He also knows what will happen if the dragon wakes: every wall in Veylharrow could break, and the silence holding the court together could turn into a storm.
But Tressa can touch the hushthorn without being cut. She can hear the names trapped inside it. And when the silent dragon speaks to her, she learns the court's greatest lie.
The dragon was never asking to be protected.
She and Rhovan must uncover the stolen voices, face the lord who built a throne from sacrificed brides, and choose whether freedom is worth the cost of losing everything they inherited. Because the only way to wake a dragon is to stop treating anyone like a key.
Hushthorn is a standalone adult fae and dragon romantasy with a returned bride, forbidden touch, a morally gray fae lord, a sleeping curse, open-door heat, and a hard-won happily ever after.
Genre: Fantasy
Eight years ago, Tressa Ornholt walked beneath the white thorns of Veylharrow and was declared dead before the moon set. She survived. She built a life in Marrowfield. Then the court's magic began stealing her brother's voice, and a summons arrived bearing the seal of her own death.
Rhovan Eyrdane has guarded the sleeping dragon beneath the fae court for eight years. He knows the bride rite is cruel. He also knows what will happen if the dragon wakes: every wall in Veylharrow could break, and the silence holding the court together could turn into a storm.
But Tressa can touch the hushthorn without being cut. She can hear the names trapped inside it. And when the silent dragon speaks to her, she learns the court's greatest lie.
The dragon was never asking to be protected.
She and Rhovan must uncover the stolen voices, face the lord who built a throne from sacrificed brides, and choose whether freedom is worth the cost of losing everything they inherited. Because the only way to wake a dragon is to stop treating anyone like a key.
Hushthorn is a standalone adult fae and dragon romantasy with a returned bride, forbidden touch, a morally gray fae lord, a sleeping curse, open-door heat, and a hard-won happily ever after.
Genre: Fantasy
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