Bound in Thorns

In Valedain, magic is punishable by death.

Nerissa Vale has survived by hiding the healing gift in her blood—until a dying stranger appears at her door and she makes one impossible choice.

She saves him.

Ronan is no ordinary man. He is the Thorn Saint, an immortal warrior cursed to destroy anyone he loves. The moment Nerissa draws the poison from his body, black thorns erupt around them and an ancient bond marks her as his chosen bride.

Now the Holy Tribunal is hunting them, a dead queen is awakening beneath a ruined monastery, and the curse linking Nerissa and Ronan may be the key to saving the kingdom—or enslaving it forever.

Ronan has spent centuries longing for death.

Nerissa refuses to let him surrender.