A Crown Of Salt And Thorns
43 chapitres En cours d'écriture Contenu pour adultesIn the lush, green heart of Kilkenny, the Thorne family is bound by love-and haunted by a bloodline that refuses to let them go. Gabriella Thorne is a woman of two worlds. While she inherited the steady, kind heart of her father, Lord Samuel Thorne, she carries the heavy knowledge of the "sickness" that claimed her mother, Lady Annabella Thorne.
After her father's sudden passing, the stability of the estate shatters. Gabriella finds shelter with her older brother, William Thorne, who is preparing to navigate his own future as he sets out to marry his devoted fiancée, Cera Greene. Together, they form a close-knit circle of affection, eventually moving away from the haunting echoes of the manor to build a new life.
But as the years pass, Gabriella takes on a burden of love that changes her forever. In a night of terror following the birth of the third child, she rescues her infant brother, Cameron, from the height of their mother's instability. To protect him from the whispers of the past, Gabriella raises him as her own, becoming a mother in every way that matters. Cameron grows up calling her "Mama," entirely unaware of the sisterly sacrifice that keeps the darkness at bay.
Yet, as the family settles into their new life, a chilling truth begins to emerge. The madness that took Lady Annabella and the infamous Agatha wasn't a fluke of nature-it was an inheritance. Deep in the family tree lurks a matriarch from generations past, a woman whose shadow still stretches through the centuries.
As Gabriella begins to sense the true source of the sickness in her blood, she realizes that being a devoted sister and mother won't be enough to save them. To protect Cameron and her own future, she must eventually confront a villain who has been dead for decades but whose influence is very much alive. It is a journey of secrets, sacrifice, and the ultimate test of whether love can truly break the thorns of a generational curse.