{"product_id":"duke-of-thorns","title":"Duke of Thorns","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLiora has three days before she belongs to a monster.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Victorian dark fae romantasy with the bones of Beauty and the Beast — for readers of Karen Marie Moning, possessive morally-grey heroes, and the kind of bargains you cannot take back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSir Edmund Hargrave is respectable. Wealthy. A magistrate. His first wife lasted two years before she died.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo one asks questions about men like him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo when another monster offers her a way out — a Duke who appears from nowhere, who watches her like prey, who promises safety in exchange for marriage — she takes the bargain. What choice does she have?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVex is the Duke of Thornwood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fae. Ancient. Patient in the way only something that has never been told \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eno\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e can be patient. He has spent a century in mortal society and never once chosen a bride. He chooses Liora the moment he sees her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe tells her she will be safe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe does not tell her what \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003esafe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e costs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Thornwood Hall keeps secrets in its stones. The Duke keeps secrets in his blood. And Liora is beginning to suspect that the cage she chose might be worse than the one she escaped.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bond pulling her toward him is older than England. The estate that has accepted her is alive. The portraits in the long gallery are watching. And the husband who promised her sanctuary has rules he has not told her about — rules that will not let her leave, even when she discovers what he is.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHe cannot lie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHe can only deceive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe just doesn't know it yet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDUKE OF THORNS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Book One in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePrinces of Nocturne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series — Victorian dark romantasy with predatory fae princes, forced marriage, and explicit heat. Each book is a standalone HEA in a connected world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis book contains mature content.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eREAD THE SERIES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Book 1: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDuke of Thorns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Vex \u0026amp; Liora) Book 2: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMarquess of Ravens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Raith \u0026amp; Branwen) Book 3: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEarl of Shadows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Cade \u0026amp; Neve) Book 4: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eViscount of Winter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — coming soon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Delilah Duvall","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":51916436537630,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":51916436570398,"sku":"dukeofthorns-en-audio","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51916436603166,"sku":"9641066000064","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0402\/8958\/files\/dukeofthorns.jpg?v=1780328107","url":"https:\/\/ambrosiabooks.com\/products\/duke-of-thorns","provider":"Ambrosia Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}