A Beauty and the Beast Fantasy Romance Retelling
Four handsome fae princes. One awkward bookworm. An Enchanted Vale. A beastly curse to break.
Rosalina O'Connell lives her life in Orca Cove as quietly as she can. Known as the daughter of Crazy George she tries to keep her head down. But George isn't crazy, he's searching for his wife who disappeared, and is convinced she was stolen by fae.
When George goes missing, Rosie goes after him and finds herself in a new world, the Enchanted Vale, the world of the fae and her father has been imprisoned in Castletree by the Winter Prince. Rosie has no choice but to make a deal to take her father's place, meaning she must remain in Castletree forever.
As Rosie begins to learn more about the Enchanted Vale and the four Princes, she shares a castle with, she discovers that they have been cursed. The Princes must take on the form of demonic wolves every night and with every year that the curse continues, more of their magic, and the magic of Castletree, fades away.
If the Princes can each find their mate, they will break their curse and free their realm. Rosie is determined to help the Princes find their mates so that she can return home. The only problem is, the more time she spends with the Princes, the more she's convinced that she's the one they're all meant to be with.
A spicy Beauty and the Beast retelling filled with enchanted fae, morally grey characters, a stupidly hot villain and a Princess who has found her Prince Charming. All four of them.
Spice: 3/5
Tropes:
Fated Mates
Forced proximity
Grumpy x sunshine
Enemies to lovers
Why choose
Reverse harem
Enchanted Castle
Awkward Sunshine FMC
Touch her and die
Magical Winter Solstice Ball
Hot Villain
As Rosie delves deeper into the enchanted world of the fae, she finds herself entangled in a web of erotic fairy tales and paranormal legends. The top best fiction of the year, Bonded by Thorns is a riveting journey through mythology and folklore, where love and destiny intertwine.
HarperCollins 2024
