<p>With the town magic gone awry, <strong>one undead woman must uncover the truth before it kills them all</strong>...</p><p><br></p><p>Rose Callahand's life is full of secrets-including her own past.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Now her hometown of Hope-spared from the cataclysmic Merge three hundred years ago by four wizards-is in peril.</p><p><br></p><p>The magic that protects it under a shield is warping, harming those it was meant to&nbsp;</p><p>protect.</p><p><br></p><p>Rose is entrusted with a magical necklace, which if reunited with its sister necklace&nbsp;</p><p>on the other side of the shield would remove the protective barrier and banish the twisted magic.</p><p><br></p><p>Her mission fails, the necklace lost, but her memories are unlocked, bringing to light a staggering secret-Rose is undead.</p><p><br></p><p>With someone working against her and her friends on their quest to save the city, Rose must discover the hidden truths and unravel the twisted magic threatening everyone.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Or "die" trying...</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Thorn of the Rose is the standalone, second book in the thrilling Merged Series. Fall into a world of magic and mortals and unlock the secrets people have died to keep hidden...</p><p></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Trigger warning:</strong></p><p>This book contains death, violence, and self-defense that ends in death.</p><p><br></p>