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Thorne Chronicles Book One - Ruin & Desire
You know the fairy tale. You’ve heard the lies of roses, enchantresses, and a monster tamed by love. This is not that story.....
Lucien Thorne was not cursed by a spell of mercy but by grief and blood. When his wife and daughter were stolen from him, the world demanded vengeance. The Serpent-Crown delivered it in thorns, binding him to shadow and hunger, transforming him into a creature who feeds on pain. His castle rots with him, its halls alive, its roses dripping with venom, its walls hung with ghosts.
Into this prison comes Annabel, chained by a bargain and branded with the Beast’s mark. She expects cruelty. She expects torment. What she does not expect is fire—the dangerous spark that burns when defiance meets despair. Each encounter with the Beast drags her deeper into his curse, where hatred trembles on the edge of desire, and tenderness is more terrifying than claws.
But the Serpent-Crown still watches, eager to claim their vessel. And if Annabel cannot break the thorns strangling him, the man inside will vanish forever.
In this castle, salvation and damnation wear the same face. And falling in love may be the most dangerous fate of all.
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Narrated by Marina Barrett
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Listening time: 9 hours and 32 minutes
REVIEWS
Jax has his eye on Marie and she's more than willing to agree to his arrangement, it's a lot better than what she's been doing as it's the perfect arrangement for a lady of the night. But someone they've dubbed Jack the Ripper is killing prostitutes and the timing of the deaths is all wrong.
Where is Jax when these horrific murders are happening? Wasn't their initial meeting shady? But Jax is a wonderful man, he's sexy and attentive, and Marie is starting to develop feelings for him. Certainly, he can't be Jack the Ripper. She needs to stop these crazy thoughts, what they have is good.
Despite Marie's doubts, these two are wonderful together. They have wonderful chemistry and it's obvious that Jax really cares for her. Cecil has done a wonderful job blending fact, romance, and suspense that has you swooning in one chapter and on the edge of your seat the next. The scenes between these two are incredible and the worry you have for Marie because the killer is out there has you biting your nails. Very well done! - AMAZON REVIEWER
OMG!! What a twist to a classic murder mystery. With the crime never really solved no one knows why Jack the Ripper did what he did to all those women. Amy Cecil gives a look at another take on this mystery and I have to say that it had me in knots trying to figure out who it might have been waiting in the room Marie. It wasnt until I was fast asleep and I guess I was dreaming about the book and all of a sudden I am sitting straight up in bed yelling "I know who it is! I know who was waiting for Marie!" My husband had thought I had lost my flippin mind...lol I want MORE!!! - AMAZON REVIEWER
I started this book 4 hours ago. I absolutely couldn't put it down. I loved how Amy wrote about Jack the Ripper. This book is mind blowing, spell binding and leave you saying what just happened. It's a marvelous suspenseful story leaving you begging more more.
Marie works the streets turning tricks. Then one night she meets a stranger in a alley after a gruesome murder. This stranger comes into her life and opens her eyes to a whole other side of things. Who is Jack the Ripper? - AMAZON REVIEWER