The Thorn and the Dagger

Born an orphan and raised as the adopted daughter of a noble Count, Aria Ravensdale has never truly belonged. Despite the whispers of high society, she's learned to ignore them-until her 20th birthday looms, and duty calls her to a world that never fully accepted her. Silken gowns and swirling dances don't scare her; it's the cruel words and suffocating expectations that haunt her. For her adoptive father, who gave her everything, she agrees to attend the grand debutante ball.

Aria steels herself for the whispers, the cold stares, and the painful truth- her childhood love, will never see her as anything more than a friend. But she's prepared for the worst, determined to endure it all.

What she doesn't expect is him-a dangerously beautiful stranger with blood on his hands and a smirk that promises danger. Their first meeting is a clash of steel and words, a dance of threats and intrigue. He's a mystery she should ignore, but fate has other plans.

When he appears at the ball, dressed like a devil among kings, Aria realizes he's not who he seems.

In a world where divine power and dark magic collide within noble courts, Aria must navigate a treacherous path between duty and desire, fate and freedom. As secrets unravel, she faces a life-altering choice-will she be the dagger hidden beneath silk or the thorn that refuses to be plucked?

The Thorn and the Dagger is a tale of romance, mystery, and destiny-where love is a game of masks, and power is never what it seems.