DELUXE EDITION–a deluxe hardback edition featuring stenciled edges, a foil case stamp, exclusive endpapers, and a detailed map.

Blackthorn is a brand-new, tautly written, deliciously dark gothic romance by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Geissinger.

You never forget your first love.

Twelve years ago, Maven Blackthorn fled her small hometown, leaving behind the wreckage of her mothers suspicious death. In New York City, she built a new lifeone without the shadows of the past and the whispers of witch that always haunted her. But now, drawn back for her grandmothers funeral, Maven and her daughter, Bea, step onto Blackthorn soil once more, only to find themselves thrust into a fresh nightmare: her grandmothers body has vanished.

The Blackthorns immediately suspect the Croftsthe ruthless titans of Croft Pharmaceuticals, whose bitter blood feud with the Blackthorns has spanned generations. But when Maven comes face-to-face with Ronan Croft, the son of her mothers suspected killer and the only man she ever loved, the past and present collide with explosive consequences.

As long-buried family secrets claw their way to the surface, betrayal lurks behind every whisper, and old vendettas ignite anew. The deeper Maven digs for answers, the more dangerous the game becomes. And in a town where the dead wont stay buried, neither will the truthno matter who it destroys.

Blackthorn is a page-turning gothic romance with darker themes and scenes that may not be suitable for everyone. Please see the author’s content note at the beginning of the book.

Blackthorn
*Revenge
*Touch her and die
*Shadier than shade hero
*Forbidden romance
*Grumpy/grumpy
*Plot twists galore
*Beauty and the Beast
*Enemies to lovers to enemies to…?