Blackthorn
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A deluxe gothic romance edition featuring stenciled edges, foil case stamping, beautiful endpapers, and a detailed map.
From a New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author with millions of copies sold worldwide.
From J.T. Geissinger comes Blackthorn, a page-turning gothic enemies-to-lovers romance set in the eerie New England town of Solstice, Vermont, where family secrets, forbidden love, and dark magic intertwine. Twelve years after fleeing her hometown after her mother’s suspicious death, Maven Blackthorn returns for her grandmother’s funeral—and finds the body mysteriously missing. With old vendettas between her family and the powerful Crofts boiling over, Maven must confront Ronan Croft, the man she once loved and the very man tied to her deepest wounds. As long-buried passions and dangerous truths resurface amid a landscape of haunted mansions and shadowed woods, Maven grapples with whether love can be her salvation or her downfall in a town where the dead won’t stay buried. Blackthorn blends gothic suspense, explosive secrets, and forbidden romance in a gripping tale of peril and passion.
“Packed with mystery, magic, and lots of spicy tension.” – Booklist
“If your taste in romance is the darker the better, this one is for you.” – Kirkus
Topics and Key Themes
Narrative Tropes
- Enemies to Lovers
- Second Chance Romance
- Small Town Romance
- Forced Proximity
- Dark Romance
- Revenge
- Touch Her and Die
- Shadier than shade hero
- Forbidden romance
- Plot twists galore
- Beauty and the Beast
Key Themes
- Family vendetta versus forbidden desire — a generations-old feud makes the worst person the only ally.
- Buried secrets refusing to stay dead — a missing body pulls long-hidden Blackthorn truths to the surface.
- Returning home as reckoning — twelve years of distance can't protect Maven from what Solstice kept waiting.
- Dark magic woven into small-town life — ancient supernatural forces hide beneath fog-wrapped New England quiet.
- Old wounds reopened by proximity — unresolved history between Maven and Ronan turns danger into something more complicated.
Who is this book for?
Spice Level: 4 out of 5 4 / 5: Very Spicy
Turning up the heat! Multiple steamy scenes with clear, descriptive detail and strong chemistry. Romance and spice share the spotlight here.
About the Author
J.T. Geissinger is a New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of thirty-five novels and novellas. Ranging from funny, feisty romcoms to intense erotic thrillers, her books have sold over twenty million copies worldwide and been translated into more than two dozen languages.
She is a three-time finalist in both contemporary and paranormal romance for the RITA® Award, the highest distinction in romance fiction from the Romance Writers of America®. She is also a recipient of the Prism Award for Best First Book, the Golden Quill Award for Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, and the HOLT Medallion for Best Erotic Romance.