THE THORN AND THE VISION

Ten years ago, Rowan Ashe vanished the night before he was meant to bind himself to her forever. No letter. No explanation. Just silence, and a decade of grief Aisling Vane told herself she'd survived.

Now he's back, three weeks before she marries another man to save her family's house, and the past she buried refuses to stay buried with him.

As Warden of Whispers, Aisling has spent ten years reading rooms, secrets, and lies for a living. But nothing has prepared her for the truth Rowan carries: an ancient bargain sealed in his blood, a fae court that never forgets a debt, and a betrothal that was never the coincidence it seemed.

To save them both, Aisling must do what she does best: find the exact words that can outwit a power older than her kingdom. Because in a bargain built on technicalities, the sharpest mind in the room might be the only weapon that matters.

A slow-burn, second-chance romance steeped in fae bargains, political intrigue, and the kind of love that doesn't die quietly. For fans of morally layered fae courts, found family, and heroines who choose with their eyes wide open.