Roots And Thorns
Some loves survive lifetimes. Some secrets grow roots.
Mira Vale has built a life around hard-won boundaries: caring for her children, tending her garden, and keeping the past where it belongs. Then, behind the iron gates, she meets Darius Blackwood. The quiet man stirs a recognition that feels older than either of them--more dangerous than desire.
As crows gather and a grimoire awakens, Mira discovers that their connection reaches across lifetimes and into the buried history of her family. The closer she comes to the truth, the more she must weigh what fate seems to promise against the life she has fought to claim.
Roots & Thorns opens The House of Hawthorn & Smoke series, a magical realism folded into ancestral magic, forbidden love, and the courage to choose your own future.
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Contact
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Return Policy
We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Physical books may be returned within 30 days of delivery if they are unused and in their original condition. Customers are responsible for return shipping unless the item arrives damaged, defective, or incorrect. Please contact us before sending a return.
Digital copies, including ebooks and audiobooks, are final sale and non-refundable once access has been delivered or downloaded, except where required by applicable law or when the file is defective.
Pre-orders may be canceled for a refund before the order is fulfilled or the digital access is delivered. Once a pre-order ships or digital access is provided, the applicable physical-book or digital-item policy applies. Estimated release and shipping dates are subject to change, and customers will be notified of significant delays when possible.
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