The Thorn and the Rose

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Mackenzie Davenport has spent years perfecting the appearance of a full life: a stable marriage a daughter on the cusp of greatness and a quiet home nestled in the South where everything has its place. But the truth is more fragile. Beneath the surface lies a story she's never told a self she's slowly buried beneath expectation duty and the hush of unspoken things. When a mysterious letter is discovered in the back of an antique picture frame it shakes her entire foundation. The message is simple but it carries the weight of a life she never allowed herself to live and a man whose memory she thought she had put to rest.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What follows is a profound unraveling-a journey through old love abandoned dreams and the quiet betrayals we commit against ourselves in the name of safety. As the boundary between past and present blurs Mackenzie must choose whether to keep living the life she's built or finally step into the truth of who she is no matter the cost.</span></p><p></p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>The Thorn and the Rose</em> keeps you wanting more. The characters feel authentic like</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>real people with real stories. There is a sincerity in the writing a heartfelt honesty that</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>brings the characters to life in an emotional way.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>- Cindy Kamelchuk</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>The Thorn and the Rose</em> is a story that reiterates what the heart already knows; that</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>true unconditional love does not have to be dictated by society's norm but that true love is</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>an incredible gift and should be cherished in whatever form it is given. L.J. Henley reminds </strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>us to listen to those inner voices we all hear to respond to them to accept them to nourish </strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>them. L.J. Henley writes in a style that is refreshing yet ancient. The reader is drawn in by her</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>expressive use of imagery and gets carried along in the storytelling to a place deep in the</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>writer's soul. The story had me from page one! </strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>- Michele Shooter</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>If you pick this book up you won't be able to put it down. It draws you in from the very beginning. Each </strong></p><p><strong>chapter leaves you wondering what will happen next and wanting more. It's written in such a way that </strong></p><p><strong>you feel connected to each character and feeling all the feels throughout the story. Definitely a must read.</strong></p><p></p><p>- Theresa B</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>