Lady of Thorns

Love was never supposed to be part of the deal...

Lady Amelie de Clerq’s prickly demeanor and earth mage abilities earned her the nickname ＂Lady of Thorns,＂ keeping potential suitors at bay and making her the butt of the nobility’s jokes. Determined to attract a husband who will love her for herself rather than her fortune, she embarks on a journey of sensual self-discovery.

Alain LaPorte, wily lawyer and toast of the Ypresian social set, has been summoned to Lierdhe to oversee business negotiations with a neighboring earl. When Amelie asks Alain to tutor her in the bedroom arts as well, he agrees to introduce the virgin mage to pleasure. But lessons in lovemaking soon turn emotional, forcing both Amelie and Alain to confront their fears about intimacy, loyalty, and love.

Nicola Cameron is a married woman of a certain age who really likes writing about science fiction, fantasy, and romance. When not writing about those things, she likes to make Stuff(TM). And she may be rather fond of absinthe. While possessing a healthy interest in sex since puberty, it wasn’t until 2012 that she decided to write about it. The skills picked up during her SF writing career transferred quite nicely to speculative romance. Her To Be Written work queue currently stands at around nineteen books, and her mojito-sodden Muse swans in from Bali every so often to add to the list, cackling to herself all the while. Nicola plans to continue writing until she drops dead over her keyboard or makes enough money to buy a private island and hire Rory McCann as her personal trainer/masseur, whichever comes first.