Maiden of Silk and Thorn: A Novel

Summary

Maxym M. Martineau returns to Glaes in a sapphic Bonnie & Clyde-esque stand-alone romantasy adventure.

Seville Fernglove is an immortal Ever and has always known exactly who she is: the Fernglove family’s perfectly poised rose. After decades spent navigating the politics of Ever families on behalf of her brother Rorik, she feels that she has earned the right to chart her own path.

Kara Embergrave has made a habit of appearing in Seville’s life at her most vulnerable. Kara is beautiful, dangerous, and impossible to ignore—but Seville knows to keep her heart locked tight. The two circle each other for years, neither willing to admit their feelings go beyond a one-night stand.

But Kara isn’t just a ghost from Seville’s past—she’s a lethal weapon belonging to the Fernglove’s fiercest rival, Zeverin Embergrave, and she’s been running his dirty work across Glaes for longer than either of them care to admit. When their paths collide once again, Seville finds herself swept up in Kara’s antics: a reckless, blood-soaked chase across the continent.

Seville has spent a lifetime learning to be polished and perfect. Kara has spent hers belonging to someone else. Together, they’re catastrophically good at causing chaos and terrifyingly bad at staying out of each other’s arms. Now, it’s time to show their thorns.

Maiden of Silk and Thorn is a lush, sapphic fantasy full of adventure, ancient magic, and a stunning slow-burn love story that catches fire.