Taste of Thorns: A Why-Choose Fantasy Romance (The Firestone Academy, Book 3)

When Briony agreed to wield lumomancy, she never imagined the power would make her both a weapon and a target—but at Firestone Academy, nothing is ever that simple.

The third installment of this addictive why-choose fantasy romance finds Briony at the center of a dangerous web that grows tighter with every secret uncovered. Students are vanishing. Monsters stalk the shadows between lecture halls. And the truth behind her sister's death is closer than ever—close enough to destroy everything she's fought to build. With her rare and volatile power burning through her veins, Briony makes a choice that terrifies even her: she becomes the bait.

Standing between her and catastrophe are the powerful, complicated men whose relationships with her began in rivalry and sharp edges. The enemies-to-lovers tension that defined their early dynamic hasn't disappeared—it's transformed into something far more consuming. Old wounds sit alongside new vulnerabilities, and the slow-burn connections that readers have been rooting for finally demand to be reckoned with. In a world where trust is a luxury and every alliance is tested, choosing to love more than one person isn't just emotionally risky—it could prove fatal.

Dark academía magic, heart-pounding stakes, and a heroine who refuses to be anyone's sacrifice make *Taste of Thorns* the most electrifying chapter yet. The question isn't whether Briony survives—it's whether she'll still recognize herself when it's over.