{"product_id":"a-thorn-between-us","title":"A Thorn Between Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIsley Anselm has spent her life making herself small.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn House Anselm, beauty is prized, obedience is expected, and kindness is treated as weakness. While her glamorous siblings command attention, Isley tends humble buttercups, protects her beloved younger brother, and finds comfort in the cryptic messages left by Flicket, her dazzling wasp familiar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen Queen Elphame arrives with an impossible challenge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapture the essence of a flower that never fully blooms and never truly fades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo solve the riddle, Isley must leave the safety of everything she's ever known and journey across the realm with Stellan, a disgraced fauna captain haunted by the choice that cost him his future—and the familiar he loved. Stellan wants nothing to do with hope, destiny, or the gentle flora fae who looks at him as though he is still worth saving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut, some truths refuse to stay buried.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Isley's strange buttercup magic begins revealing secrets hidden in smoke and shadow, old wounds reopen, dangerous enemies stir, and the mystery surrounding the impossible flower becomes tangled with secrets far closer to home than either of them realizes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSome flowers bloom brightest between thorns, and some warriors only heal when love is on the line.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Thorn Between Us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a standalone novel with \"a hint of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCinderella\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e meets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Court of Thorns \u0026amp; Roses\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Set in the lush and beloved world of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Scented Court\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a completed epic romantasy series by A.L. Knorr, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThorn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e can be enjoyed without having read any of the other novels in the series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor readers who crave:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA grumpy\/sunshine dynamic with a slow-burn romance built on trust and shared struggles.\u003cbr\u003eAn original magic system where flowers reveal the truth and react to lies.\u003cbr\u003eA world of scheming fae queens, dangerous politics, and cursed magical objects.\u003cbr\u003eSweet romantasy with high emotional stakes and intricate worldbuilding.\u003cbr\u003eA complete standalone story set in a larger, enchanting universe.\u003cbr\u003eCompelling animal familiars with their own unique magical abilities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookvault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55343616459043,"sku":"9781997843054","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/2114\/6659\/files\/ThornRegularPaperback.webp?v=1784192797","url":"https:\/\/alknorrbooks.store\/products\/a-thorn-between-us","provider":"ALKnorr","version":"1.0","type":"link"}