Pricked by Thorns, Nicolette Andrews
Pricked by Thorns, Nicolette Andrews
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Pricked by Thorns

Author: Nicolette Andrews

Narrator: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw

Unabridged: 2 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/02/2023

Synopsis

All wealthy men are in want of a wife. And a mad woman is in need of an escape.Catherine swore she wouldn't go back to the asylum. Her parents locked her away for seeing ghosts and fae, but years of treatment couldn't cure her. Spirits still haunt her and the fae continue to taunt her. Her treatment might have failed, but if Elk Grove taught her one thing, it was how to impersonate a sane person. Finally free of the institution, she will do anything to remain so, even if she has to trick a man into marrying her.
With the family's debt hanging over her head, Catherine's mother is insistent she marry. Lord Thornton is the perfect candidate: a rich bachelor as charming as he is generous. But Catherine has learned the hard way that appearances can be deceiving and a charismatic mask can hide nefarious intentions. However, with creditors knocking down their doors and time running out, Catherine doesn't have time to be particular. Either she marries or she will be sent back to the asylum.
When a ghost makes an ominous prediction regarding Lord Thornton, it brings into question not only Catherine’s sanity but her plans to wed. Elk Grove told her ghosts weren't real, but can she ignore the warning when it's her life at stake? Now she must make a choice: defy her parents’ order and be locked away for good or risk her life and marry Lord Thornton instead.
This romantic gothic fantasy tale, a prequel to the Thornwood Fae, is sure to delight fans of Carnival Row and Jane Eyre

About Nicolette Andrews

Nicolette Andrews is a romantic fantasy author who lives in California. She's been trapped inside a magical world, heavily influenced by Southern California, for most of her life. She doesn't likes to take life too seriously (or herself, for that matter). Her favorite creative medium is writing, whether it is on paper or on a computer, but on occasion, she likes to pretend she can draw or even may attempt homemade gifts, with varied results. She enjoys cooking, baking, and generally working with her hands. She spends most of her free time with her family: two daughters and a wonderful husband, plus a few cats and a dog.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gypsy on March 21, 2021

Catherine has been recently released from Elk Grove Asylum into the care of her parents in London. Her mother is determined to marry Catherine off immediately to someone wealthy to solve their money problems. But Catherine is still seeing ghosts and fae at every turn and Elk Grove didn’t cure her of......more

Goodreads review by Nicolette on February 17, 2024

This novella has so much potential. Yes I rated it 2 stars but hear me out. Fix the pacing (everything happened too damn fast), add more worldbuilding (I don't even know in what time this story was supposed to be set actually), flesh out characters more instead of simply black and whiteing them, drop......more

Goodreads review by Onyx(Warner's Version) on April 14, 2024

I honestly couldn't tell you what happened. I read most of this while half-asleep. I did like the vibes though. Edit: So I read it again. It's not as confusing or weird as I thought. I'm actually pretty sure this could really good if it actually hooked me. It just felt incomplete sort of.......more

Goodreads review by Paula on February 16, 2022

I'm Hooked!! Fae Meets The Sixth Sense This is such a fantastic start, or I guess really it's more of a prequel/sampler for the series. I usually steer away from the horror style-reads because I don't like how they make me so jumpy, but I was intrigued and now I am really glad I read it. The summary......more

Goodreads review by Morgana on April 26, 2023

This book is a prequel novella for a trilogy. It’s a highly atmospheric Gothic set in the 1800s, I would guess, about a young woman, Catherine, who has recently been released from an insane asylum that her parents sent her to because she saw things ( ghosts, fairies etc) that they could only underst......more

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