Heir of Bitter Thorn (Hardcover) Special Edition

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Book 0 of 4 in The Fae of Bitter Thorn series

🧚 Slow Burn Epic Fantasy Romance with No Spice 🧚

Book Description for Heir of Bitter Thorn

A lost prince. A deadly bargain. A memory she can't afford to lose.

Elora is a master with a blade, but in her village, sword fighting is just a hobby for a girl destined for an arranged marriage. When a dryad offers her an escape, she accepts the bargain: rescue a cursed prince in Faerie or stay trapped in a mundane life forever.

But Brannick isn’t a damsel in distress. He’s a powerful fae prince held captive by an evil queen.

To save him, Elora must trade her iron for cunning and her heart for a promise she might not remember.

Heir of Bitter Thorn is the prequel novella to The Fae of Bitter Thorn (a complete no spice fae romantasy series). If you love capable heroines, dangerous fae courts, and enemies to lovers romance, you'll love this fast-paced fae fantasy.

Tropes

⚔️ Reluctant heroine

👑 Charming rogue prince

📜 Tricked into a fae bargain

🐺 Animal companion

😏 Alllll the banter

💫 Amnesia/memory wipe

Excerpt from Heir of Bitter Thorn

Standing tall, Elora was about to remind the prince that she was the one with a sword, but since he had a terrifying wolf who was apparently happy to attack people for him, that probably wouldn’t have much sway.

Before she could say anything, Brannick glanced toward the back of the room. “Before we make any attempt to escape this court, I need to get a memory orb.”

“No.” Oh, how she savored being the one to say it this time.

But the prince was not frustrated like she had been. He simply ran his fingers through his hair casually and stared at her intensely with his mesmerizing eyes that didn’t seem to have any specific color. “Why not?”

The smirk he paired the question with was perfect enough to make her weak at the knees. But she was a swordswoman, after all. She wouldn’t let something as trivial as weak knees stop her from winning a fight.

Rolling her shoulders back, she spoke again. “My bargain requires me to rescue you, and that’s it. I’m not risking my life, or you being seen by Queen Alessandra, just because you want some silly orb.”

The first crack in his casual demeanor formed. His eyebrows lowered, subtly revealing just how much he cared, even though he tried to act like he didn’t. “It is not a silly orb. It could help me lift the curse on my court.”

This was a dangerous game they played because suddenly, she cared too. A curse? A handsome fae prince with a cursed court and he needed her help? Why couldn’t things this exciting happen in her life at home?

Publisher Exclusive Special Edition

When you buy from this store, you'll get a Publisher Exclusive Special Edition hardcover! Features include:

📖 Publisher Exclusive title page (with character art)

🌎 Full-color map

🎨 2 Full-color Illustrations

🏰 Bonus pages (Faerie Court Details)

See samples of the special edition features in the product photo gallery above.

HARDCOVER SPECIFICATIONS

📖 5.5 x 8.5 inches, 170 pages
📔 Dust jacket with matte finish
😍 Gorgeous under-dust-jacket design
📜 Printed on 80 gsm premium cream paper
🌹 Bonus chapter from love interest's perspective
📦 Shipped from the UK, can take 2-3 weeks to arrive

What Readers Say

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Elora is bada**. No questions, she just picks up her sword and she's ready to go. Love her energy!”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I really enjoyed this magical escapade into the realm of faerie, the encounters with the trolls, the lovely wolf companion and Elora's courage.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Brannick is such a mysterious prince”

THE COMPLETE FAE OF BITTER THORN SERIES INCLUDES:

✅ 0: Heir of Bitter Thorn
✅ 1: Court of Bitter Thorn
✅ 2: Castle of Bitter Thorn
✅ 3: Crown of Bitter Thorn
✅ 4: Queen of Bitter Thorn

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Great prequel!!

Be craeful what you wish for! Elora is hoping for adventure and gets more than she bargained for.

I enjoyed this story and having read quite a bit from Kay Moody's wonderful world, it gave me a better understanding of the main character and how she responds throughout the series. If you haven't read any of them, no worries! But if you have, it gives a few "ah!" moments.

A straightforward prequel that is quite enjoyable!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Great Read

Great read with characters that had me hooked from the start. Definitely recommend this story to everyone

Lovely prequel to a great series

How happy this book makes me! It’s a book I didn’t know I was missing and am the happier for it to come along unexpectedly. It’s a quick read that draws you in from the first page. I read the whole series before this came along and it was such a great return to Faery and Bitter Thorn. Glad to have Blaz, Brannick, Elora and Kaya back for a short return. I love books with strong and brazen female leads like Elora that forge their own path. The book has all the usual magical elements and goes smashingly good with the rest of the series, giving us those missing pieces the other books left us wanting.

Thank you, Kay L. Moody!

I received an advance reader copy and am leaving this review of my own accord.

Bargains come with their own consequences!

Elora dreams of taking part in tournaments, but is only allowed to train with her sword against her father. She dreams of adventures yet at seventeen is now expected to marry a chosen stranger in order to keep her family out of poverty. She dares herself to climb the highest tree during the night calling it her last adventure before accepting her fate, but she is lured into a much bigger adventure than she bargained for. A dryad comes out of a tree, and forces her to make a bargain with her, obviously Elora has no clue that making a bargain with a creature from the faerie realm comes with it's own consequences. She is tasked by Kaia the dryad, to enter into Fairfrost the realm of Queen Alessandra who had kidnapped Prince Brannick of Bitter Thorn. She was then to administer a vial of memory loss to the queen then help the prince escape before dawn broke. All this she was expected to do on her own as the dryad could not leave her tree. But if Elora was anything she was no coward, so she ventured forth to save a prince whilst the clock was ticking and knowing she could not afford to fail, no pressure, right!! I really enjoyed this magical escapade into the realm of faerie, the encounters with the trolls, the lovely wolf and Elora's courage but was sad that she had to forget her biggest adventure at the end! I would love to read further into the series as I am sure Elora's encounter with Brannick does not end here!

Good introduction

This short prequel is a good introduction to the series. I did not read it before books 1 & 2, but hints about Elora having previous contact with the fae in those books made me want to read it. Good short story that filled in some blank spots, but the series works well enough on it's own if you don't read this before the other books.

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