The Cursed Thorn Queen
A Family Debt Paid to the Living Thorn Wall

Evelyn Simmons is not a sack of grain, but she has been sold like one. Three days ago, strangers arrived at dawn, counted coins on her uncle's kitchen table, and forced her into a cart before breakfast. The price? The settlement of a mysterious family debt. Now, her terrifying journey ends at a border where the human world stops. Before her stands a massive, breathing wall of black briars, woven like beastly muscle and blooming with impossible, dark red roses. There are no iron gates or latches here—only a living barrier that shifts and ripples without the wind. Left by her terrified driver at a road marked with ancient, chilling warnings, Evelyn must face the dark reality of her uncle's bargain. Someone—or something—from inside the thorns is waiting for her. Experience an atmospheric, dark fantasy where bargains are inescapable and secrets wait behind the briars.