Blackthorn
J.T. Geissinger
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Explicit open door [?]
· 62 ratings · 368 pages · Published: 26 Aug 2025
You never forget your first love. Especially when he’s also your worst nightmare.
Twelve years ago, Maven Blackthorn fled her small hometown, leaving behind the wreckage of her mother’s suspicious death. But now, drawn back for her grandmother’s funeral, Maven steps onto Blackthorn soil once more, only to find herself thrust into a fresh her grandmother’s body has vanished.
The Blackthorns immediately suspect the Crofts—the 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 mother’s suspected killer and the only man she ever loved, she discovers the forbidden passion they once shared is as alive—and dangerous—as ever.
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 treacherous the game becomes. And the one man she can never seem to escape is hiding a truth that could burn their whole world down.
In a town where the dead won’t stay buried, is love salvation…or the deadliest game of all?
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...?
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Tagged as:
- paranormal 12
- contemporary 10
- suspense 9
- dark romance 8
- m-f romance 8
- mystery 7
- single mother 7
- independent heroine 7
- enemies to lovers 6
- sassy heroine 6
- rich hero 6
- ceo/tycoon hero 6
- possessive hero 6
- second chances 6
- secret relationship 6
- secret child 6
- anal sex 6
- creative anatomy 6
- small town 6
- demons 6
- magic 5
- competent heroine 5
- grumpy/ice queen 5
- forbidden love 5
- witches 5
- fantasy 4
- urban fantasy 4
- height difference 4
- take-charge heroine 4
- tortured hero 4
- white collar heroine 4
- grumpy/cold hero 3
- forced proximity 3
- hurt/comfort 3
- spanking 3
- vengeance 3
- tortured heroine 2
- horror 2
- angst 2
- consensual non-consent 1
- class difference 1
- alpha male 1
- new adult 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- graphic violence 6
- death / grief 5
- dubious consent 4
- torture of side characters 3
- third party sexual assault 3
- mental trauma 2
- torture of mcs 1
- rape 1
- abuse 1
- Format
- audiobook
- first person pov 6
- dual pov 6
- standalone 1
