Briar has spent her entire life being exactly what everyone needed her to be.
A devoted queen. A loving mother. A loyal wife—even after quietly separating from the king who has been her best friend since they were teenagers.But when her kingdom begins dying and its debts threaten everything she has sacrificed to protect, Briar discovers one impossible solution.
Steal a rose. Save a kingdom. Try not to fall in love with the woman guarding it.
Hidden inside the cursed fae court of Thornmere grows a legendary Crystal Rose worth enough to buy kingdoms. Briar expects abandoned ruins and an easy theft.Instead, she finds Rowan Ashthorn.
Ancient knight. Beautiful nightmare. Alleged murderer.
Black thorns grow beneath Rowan’s skin, fed by every betrayal she has ever endured. One day, the curse will consume her completely and transform her into the monster the stories already claim she is.
Briar should fear her.
She definitely shouldn’t want her.
But trapped together inside an awakening court of wicked magic and dangerous secrets, Briar begins discovering parts of herself she buried beneath years of duty. Rowan teaches her that surrender can be a choice. That vulnerability can be powerful. That being cared for is not the same as being weak.And for the first time in Briar’s life, loving someone doesn’t feel like an obligation.
It feels like coming home.
There’s only one problem.
Briar still needs the Rose.
And the closer she gets to Rowan, the more she realizes the treasure that could save her kingdom may be connected to the curse slowly killing the woman she’s falling for.Briar came to Thornmere prepared to steal from a monster.
She never expected to fall in love with her.
And she certainly never expected to become the betrayal that finally turns her into one.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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