The Girl Beneath Thorn Tree: Book One

Book One of The Thornbound Vow Series. Lorian Vale thought he was saving a girl. But Serethiel is no victim. Beautiful, enigmatic, and fae beyond imagining, she binds him with a "gratitude vow" he cannot see-pulling him into a world where love, desire, and memory can be twisted like threads. As Lorian falls deeper for her, the line between truth and illusion blurs. Memories of a life with Serethiel-a wedding, children, a lifetime together-are real to him, even as the human girl he loves, Isolde, fades into shadow. When he is pulled into the Fae Realm, he discovers he is part of a dangerous game among the Courts, and that Serethiel herself is learning what humans call love. Bound, deceived, and enthralled, Lorian must navigate desire, betrayal, and the perilous power of the fae-or lose himself entirely.