through the thorns ↠ xmen
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𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 -and lost just as many reasons to keep going.
Natalie Parker, once hidden in the shadows of history, is a mutant unlike any other. Bound to the earth by blood and power, her touch coaxes life from stone, and her fury could bring kingdoms to ruin. With a past marked by war, heartbreak, and sacrifice, Natalie has spent decades running from her pain... until fate draws her into the orbit of Charles Xavier and the mutants he calls family.
But this isn't just a story about powers-it's about love that spans time, grief that never quite fades, and what it means to be more than a weapon. As a new war rises and the fragile hope for peace begins to crack, Natalie must confront the thorns she's wrapped around her own heart.
Beside the X-Men, she finds purpose. Within their ranks, she finds family. And in the last place she expected-she might just find the courage to love again.
𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙨 is a rich, emotional journey of power, identity, and enduring love set against the backdrop of the X-Men universe. For readers who believe that even in the darkest soil, something beautiful can grow.
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[alex summers+erik lehnsherr]
[first class+days of futures past+apocalypse+dark phoenix]
[book one of one of the natalie parker series]
[#1 in alex summers 06/10/18]
[#1 in xmen 19/10/18]
[#37 in marvel 7/08/18]
[written by -faulkner©]
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