Heart of Thorns

<p><strong>Inventive and heart-racing this fierce feminist teen fantasy from debut author Bree Barton explores a dark kingdom in which only women can possess magic--and every woman is suspected of having it.</strong></p><p><strong>Fans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor won't want to miss this gorgeously written bold novel the first in the Heart of Thorns trilogy.</strong></p><p>In the ancient river kingdom where touch is a battlefield and bodies the instruments of war Mia Rose has pledged her life to hunting Gwyrach: women who can manipulate flesh bones breath and blood. The same women who killed her mother without a single scratch.</p><p>But when Mia's father announces an alliance with the royal family she is forced to trade in her knives and trousers for a sumptuous silk gown. Determined to forge her own path forward Mia plots a daring escape but could never predict the greatest betrayal of all: her own body. Mia possesses the very magic she has sworn to destroy.</p><p>Now as she untangles the secrets of her past Mia must learn to trust her heart...even if it kills her.</p>