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The Thorn-Marked Witch

by Lisette Marshall

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Runewitch Saga #2
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll get a satisfying slow-burn payoff with intense chemistry and dark, magical stakes that keep you hooked.

Synopsis

Thraga and Durlain's story continues in this second book of the Runewitch Saga. Blurb, cover, and final release date to come.

At a Glance

5.00 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

captive romanceforced proximitymagic bond

Mood

darkintensemysteriousromanticseductive

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

5.00 ★

Page Count

547 pages

Published

2026

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

No

Format

Standard

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: witch/mage sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

intense / passionate sign in to unlock

deathkidnappingmurdertorturetraumaviolencebloodcaptivitydubious consentstalking

World & Setting

high fantasy sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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