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Seven Deadly Thorns

by Amber Hamilton

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler

Why Read This?

A swoony enemies-to-lovers story with dark tension and a fake courtship that delivers romantic fulfillment.

Synopsis

Deluxe limited edition will include stenciled edges, patterned endpapers, and a designed case cover! The Cruel Prince meets Powerless in this dark academia romantasy that will tattoo itself onto your heart. In the cursed Kingdom of Aragoa, the punishment for magic is death. Even the students at Vandenberghe Academy aren't spared. When Viola Sinclair's deadly shadow magic is discovered, the queen gives her assassin a new assignment and a new cursed tattoo: seven-thorned rose on his arm for the seven days he has to hunt Viola down and kill her. If he doesn't, he will be the one to die. The assassin is Roze Roquelart--entitled prince, arrogant fellow student, and the one person Viola hates more than anyone. Roze should revel in the chance to end her life, but he desperately needs something from Viola and her magic. And he's willing to spare her life--and fake their engagement--to get it. Forced to work together, Viola and Roze must contend with deadly threats, dangerous secrets, and an impossible attraction. Will they give in to their deepest desires, even if it means destroying Aragoa--and risking both their lives? HER WORST ENEMY. HIS ONLY CHANCE. Be swept away by the sizzling, irresistible enemies-to-lovers romantasy with magic more destructive than your darkest nightmares.

At a Glance

3.60 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn

Top Tropes

fairytale retellingfake datingforced proximity

Mood

darkgothicromanticmysteriousintense

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.60 ★

Page Count

400 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

New Adult

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Kate H|ford

Narrator Count

Dual

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

dark / taboo style sign in to unlock

deathmurdertraumaviolencecaptivitydark magicexecutiongriefpoisoningstalking

World & Setting

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Reading Context

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