Blackthorn
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A tautly written, deliciously gothic tale of a prodigal daughter returning home to family secrets – and the man she could never forget.
Twelve years ago, Maven ‘May’ Blackthorn fled her hometown of Solstice, Vermont, making her way to New York City to reinvent herself. Now Maven’s back for her grandmother’s funeral, bringing along her daughter, Bea.
What starts as a family reunion quickly takes a turn for the worse when Maven comes face to face with lost love Oliver Croft – scion of the powerful Croft Pharmaceutical dynasty, supposed murderer of her mother and, unbeknown to anyone but Maven herself, Bea’s father.
As a Croft, Oliver belongs to the very same family that, 300 years ago, burned one of Maven's ancestors at the stake. Maven and Oliver might just be able to forge a new path with the family they created, but rumours swirl around her family's supernatural legacy. Happiness is within sight – if Maven can only avoid becoming the Blackthorns’ next casualty . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Geissinger (Brutal Vows) mixes paranormal fantasy, contemporary horror, and sexual tension into an extremely dark romance. Maven Blackthorn returns to Solstice, Vt., with her daughter, Beatrix, for her grandmother's funeral. However, the funeral home has lost her grandmother's body, and, when the authorities investigating start exhuming Blackthorn graves in the cemetery, all of those bodies have gone missing as well. Local billionaire and Blackthorn enemy Ronan Croft, who abandoned Maven when she got pregnant at 17, offers to help solve this mystery, but only if he can meet Beatrix—and he's willing to stalk, manipulate, and threaten his way into getting what he wants. The antagonistic back and forth between Maven and Ronan drags on, and, while Geissinger is clearly aiming to create a toxic, possessive, star-crossed dynamic between these two, Ronan's actions often veer into the straightforwardly abusive. Meanwhile, the third act plays frustratingly coy over what's real and what isn't, leading to an epilogue that wants to have it both ways about the supernatural elements. The author's fans may find something to enjoy in this graphic gothic romance but others can skip it. Agent: Jenny Bent, Bent Agency.
