Thistle (Interquel)

The Wolf King didn't believe he was capable of love. Barely escaping the cursed throne, he's found a new life in the land of the Gaels. Spying on a redheaded beauty with healer's hands, he quickly becomes enamored. As soon as his gaze sets upon her, so do the gazes of his enemies. Briar MacLeod is a talented healer on the Moorland frontier. Her mother taught her all she knows, and her father gave her the strength of the Highlanders. When a mysterious bleeding man appears in her barn, her attention to his wounds festers an old one in the Magistrate. The only person who can tame the elusive Wolf King; she soon becomes entangled in a web of passion, power, and revolution. The Amari Darkness may be gone from Faolan, but letting go of his own is a difficult task. Ghosts of the past may threaten them, but love is like a thistle. It blooms in the wasteland. [A retelling of Sleeping Beauty, with elements from Welsh and Scottish mythology]. [BOOK THREE OF THE MIDNIGHT SERIES] Please note, this is a sequel, but by no means do you have to read the first book to understand this one. This is also *technically* the THIRD installment of the series. It takes place during the events of the second book in the series, which is currently being written. This book is what is called an interquel. You do not have to read or understand the first or second books to understand this one. It's really its own story. For reasons of pure giddiness (and some context), you may just want to read Midnight's Song first. It's highly addicting.