An Enchantment of Thorns Lib/E: A Fae Beauty and the Beast Retelling

by Elm Vince, Helena Rookwood, Lucy Brownhill (Reading)

A fae beast. A wild beauty. A curse that could doom them both. As town greenwitch, Aster's dedicated her life to defending her people from the nightmarish fae of the forest. Yet despite her best efforts, each year a girl is taken as a tithe by the Beast who rules the Folkwood. None ever return. And this year, the Beast claims Aster. Trapped in a cursed palace, taunted by mischievous, invisible servants, Aster despairs of ever making it home. Then the Beast offers her a bargain--if she can restore his rose garden and break the curse on his court, he will set her free. But healing the enchanted garden requires more than just growing flowers. It forces Aster to open her heart and face the shadows of her past to discover a power of her own . . . In doing so, she sees a softer side to the Beast's savage beauty and dark magic. As feelings blossom between the two of them, Aster faces an impossible her people or her heart. Can Aster break the curse? Or will she doom the Beast--and her people--forever?

Audio CD

Published April 12, 2022

About the author

Elm is a UK-based fantasy author. She grew up on a steady diet of YA fantasy, which pretty much set her up for a life-long love of the genre. In particular, she loves strong female leads, dragons, hate-to-love romances and scenes set in libraries. When she's not hunched over her laptop doing irreparable damage to her lower back, you'll find her road tripping, freaking herself out with true crime podcasts and befriending other people's pets.