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- Content warnings: Cheating, Violence, Death, Betrayal, Trauma, Sexual content
A Thorn in Every Heart
by Kate King
Book 1 in Enchanted Legacies
Read it when you want a punchy fantasy romance that moves fast, flirts hard, and treats the fairy-tale setup like a dare.
goodreads 4.04/5 10,391 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 2 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length400 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice5/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Banter
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Intense / passionate
- Fae prince
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- Forbidden love
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Feral/unhinged
- Possessive love interest
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- Possessive alpha
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Praise kink
- Morally gray
- Push and pull
- Playful banter
- Possessive
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Marking
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Beauty and the beast
- Small town / village
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Fairytale retelling
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- Castle / fortress
- Portal fantasy
- Monsters
- Fae romance
- Forest / wilderness
- Contemporary
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Secret power
- Immortal/mortal romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Seductive
- Banter-heavy
- Artist/creative
- Magical
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- Witty
- Survivor
- Angsty
- Reluctant hero
- Intense
- Fast-paced
- Emotional
- Beauty and the Beast retelling
- Bargain with consequences
- Forbidden desire
- Series binge material
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 400 pages
- Publisher
- Wicked Good Romance
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book