Thorns of Winter: A Dark Fae Reverse Harem Romance (The Thornwood Legacy Book 1) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798245108018)

They say I was supposed to die. Instead, they invited me to a school that doesn't exist.

Briar Thorne spent eighteen years in foster care, feeling wrong in her own skin. Then a mysterious letter arrives-full scholarship to Thornwood Academy. She has nothing to lose.

She should've known better.

Thornwood isn't a school. It's a prison for cursed fae nobility. And the four princes who rule it? They're dying.

Lysander Thornwood - The Winter Prince who freezes everything he touches. Two hundred years without human contact. Until her.

Rowan Ashwood - The wolf shifter who loses control during any strong emotion. Gentle giant. Deadly beast. Desperate for connection.

Thorne Blackbriar - The empath who absorbs everyone's pain. Hides behind jokes because the alternative is screaming. She's his only relief.

Caspian Nightshade - The death prince whose lovers all die within a year. Obsessed. Terrified. Determined to save her from himself.

They need her to break their curses. She needs them to survive the execution order the Fae Courts just issued on her head.

But breaking curses requires bonding rituals-emotional, physical, and soul-deep. And completing those bonds means giving up her humanity forever.

Two weeks to decide: Stay human and die. Or become fae and bind herself to four princes for eternity.

Easy choice, right?

Except her mother leads the Covenant-an organization determined to "save" Briar by kidnapping her. The transformation is consuming her faster than anyone expected. And she's starting to realize that love is the most dangerous curse of all.

THORNS OF WINTER is book 1 in The Thornwood Legacy, a complete five-book dark fae reverse harem romance with fated mates, touch-starved heroes, found family, and a happily ever after for Briar and ALL her princes. Features explicit steam, gothic atmosphere, and a Thorn Witch who's done apologizing for being powerful.

Reading order: Thorns of Winter (Book 1) → Shadows of Spring (Book 2) → Briars of Summer (Book 3) → Embers of Autumn (Book 4) → Roses at Midnight (Book 5)

Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses, Zodiac Academy, and Beasts of the Briar who want their heroine claimed by ALL her powerful fae princes.

Content warning: Explicit sexual content (reverse harem), violence, discussions of past trauma. Intended for mature readers 18+.

Author: Ivy Blackwood
ISBN-13: 9798245108018
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 01/22/2026
Pages: 244
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d