kissed under the thorn moon

By Samantha Payne

In the border village of Thornhaven, healer Elara Blackthorn has spent her whole life hiding a secret: a magic that shouldn't exist in a human body, one she's terrified will get her killed if anyone ever finds out.

She doesn't get a choice for long. When the ancient Blood Treaty comes due, Elara is chosen as the human bonding candidate - dragged across the border into the Thornborne Court to be tethered to Cassian Thornvale, the cold, controlled Prince of Thorns, in a ritual neither of them wants.

But the moment Elara steps into the Thornwood, the forest itself recognizes her. Her magic isn't just rare - it's the very thing the dying kingdom has been searching for. As the bond between her and Cassian deepens from obligation into something neither can outrun, Elara begins to unravel a decades-old conspiracy rotting the Thornwood from within - one built on a murder, a sealed record, and a lie that cost her everything before she was ever born.

With the Thorn Moon rising and a traitor closing in, Elara must decide what she's willing to become: an instrument to be used, or the one person with the power to save both worlds - and the prince who was never supposed to fall for her.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1764816900
• ISBN13: 9781764816908
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: S .L .Payne
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"