<p><strong>With an irresistible cast of characters, an incredible high fantasy world, and a unique, dangerous magic system, THORN SEASON is an epic court romantasy – perfect YA for fans of Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse.</strong></p>
<p><strong>'Destined to be a romantasy sensation' – Katherine Webber</strong></p><p><strong>'Sexy, hilarious and completely addictive. I need more!' – S. F. Williamson</strong></p><p><strong>ONLY THE SHARPEST WILL SURVIVE</strong></p><p><strong><em>“Court is filled with charming vipers,” I said, chin lifted.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>“But charming or not, we are vipers all the same.”</em></strong></p><p>In the Kingdom of Daradon, a persecuted few are Wielders – able to exert a physical power that extends beyond their visible body: a shimmering tendril that can pick a lock, a gentle coil that reaches out to give a loving caress, or an inexorable rope that will kill a man before he knows it is around his neck. Feared and mistrusted for this ability, Wielders have always been Hunted.</p><p>Alissa Paine – heiress of a noble lineage, daughter of a Hunter family – is also a Wielder. And as she approaches her eighteenth Season, Alissa knows she has escaped execution so far only through painful self-control, and the fragile efforts of her beloved father.</p><p>Summoned to the harsh and glittering royal court for the debutante season, Alissa finds herself trapped in a web of hidden intentions – and caught between two equally dangerous men. One is a brutal ruler with the handsome face of a fairytale prince, who would see her destroyed in an instant if the truth were known – and the other a beguiling foreign ambassador with secret agendas of his own.</p><p>It’s Rose Season at the palace, but Alissa knows that survival will depend on being the most vicious of the thorns…</p><p><strong>WIELD YOUR POWER. GUARD YOUR SECRET. SURVIVE THE HUNT.</strong></p><p><strong>Sharp, funny, sexy and dangerous, and packed full of irresistible twists, <em>Thorn Season </em>is an unforgettable novel that marks the introduction of a major new YA voice.</strong></p>
