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Bonded by Thorns (Beasts of the Briar, Book 1)
By (Author) Elizabeth Helen
Book 1
HarperCollins Publishers
Magpie
5th June 2024
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Fairy and Folk tales / Fairy tale retellings
Romance: fantasy and paranormal
Mythical creatures: Fairies, elves and similar folk
Paperback
384
Width 153mm, Height 234mm, Spine 30mm
460g
A Beauty and the Beast Fantasy Romance Retelling
Four handsome fae princes. One awkward bookworm. An Enchanted Vale. A beastly curse to break.
Rosalina OConnell lives her life in Orca Cove as quietly as she can. Known as the daughter of Crazy George she tries to keep her head down. But George isnt crazy, hes searching for his wife who disappeared, and is convinced she was stolen by fae.
When George goes missing, Rosie goes after him and finds herself in a new world, the Enchanted Vale, the world of the fae and her father has been imprisoned in Castletree by the Winter Prince. Rosie has no choice but to make a deal to take her fathers place, meaning she must remain in Castletree forever.
As Rosie begins to learn more about the Enchanted Vale and the four Princes, she shares a castle with, she discovers that they have been cursed. The Princes must take on the form of demonic wolves every night and with every year that the curse continues, more of their magic, and the magic of Castletree, fades away.
If the Princes can each find their mate, they will break their curse and free their realm. Rosie is determined to help the Princes find their mates so that she can return home. The only problem is, the more time she spends with the Princes, the more shes convinced that shes the one theyre all meant to be with.
A spicy Beauty and the Beast retelling filled with enchanted fae, morally grey characters, a stupidly hot villain and a Princess who has found her Prince Charming. All four of them.
Spice :
Tropes :
Fated Mates
Forced proximity
Grumpy x sunshine
Enemies to lovers
Why choose
Reverse harem
Enchanted Castle
Awkward Sunshine FMC
Touch her and die
Magical Winter Solstice Ball
Hot Villain
Readers love Beasts of the Briar:
I read this in a day. A DAY. Thats how fucking epic it is
Holy shit. Im obsessed. I cannot wait for book 2
Elizabeth Helen is the combined pen-name of sister writing duo, Elizabeth and Helen. Elizabeth and Helen write fantasy romance, and love creating enchanting adventures for their characters. When they're not writing, you can find them snuggling their cats, exploring their rainforest home, or rolling the dice for a game of Dungeons & Dragons. You can connect with them on TikTok, Instagram, or Facebook.
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