Books with author Jessica Thorpe

‘50 bajillion stars… I loved this book so much… It broke my heart into a million pieces and put it all back together again.’ Faemance Book Blog, 5 starsIn the name of the crown I arrest you and charge you with the crime of being an unregistered and unsworn mageborn. You will yield up your magic for the greater good, or face certain death…Raised on the streets, orphan Grace Marchant has always questioned the harsh laws of the Kingdom of Rathlynn. Confronting Prince Bastien Larelwynn – keeper of a dark, golden and deadly magic – was never her plan, but when her closest friend is the next mageborn taken away to the shadowy dungeons, she has no choice but to act.Deep in the castle, Grace discovers that the Queen of Rathlynn has a devastating plan to use the mageborn’s stolen powers to cement her rule forever. Begging the coldly handsome Prince Bastien to spare her friend’s life, Grace is surprised to see a flicker of compassion in his obsidian black eyes, and the fire in her blood calls out to him… but if he senses the luminous mageborn power secretly unfurling within her like liquid sunlight, it’s only a matter of time before she too will be imprisoned.But Grace is shocked when Bastien, with a mysterious smile, keeps any knowledge of her powers to himself. Despite his duties to the realm, Bastien pities the mageborn, and the two hatch a plan that could change everything.As raging fire melts blackest ice, passion and desire quickly quiet her fear and suspicion. But with her golden mageborn light growing stronger every day, Grace must ask herself if she can really trust her former enemy… and with betrayal at every turn, will they save the mageborn and get out alive?A dark and addictive fantasy read, perfect for fans of Graceling and Sarah J. Maas.Read what everyone’s saying about Mageborn:‘Wow, wow, wow!... A showstopping book that was hard to put down… An addicting adventure you will not want to miss out on.’ NetGalley Reviewer‘I mean, wow!... Be prepared for plot twists!!!... I highly recommend giving this book a read! I can’t wait for the next book in the series!!!!’ Goodreads Reviewer‘Captivating… I simultaneously wanted to power through it but didn't want it to end… it's fantastic. It's brilliant. I love it… I have several notes in my Kindle app from emotional scenes where it's purely emotive responses of ""AWEEE"", ""OMGGGG"", ""WTF IS THIS?!”… a beautiful piece of fantasy fiction that should be on everyone's tbr list.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars‘I was hooked… there is heartbreak from the very beginning… I was going through a rollercoaster of emotions – my heart felt like it had been ripped out, trampled on, and then trampled on some more for good measure... This book is certainly a page-turner, I read it over two afternoons.’ Goodreads Reviewer‘I loved it… A brilliant start to this series which already has me asking and wondering...WHAT HAPPENS NOW? WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?… left me speechless… Brilliantly written and gripping. Highly recommend.’ Gemma’s Book Reviews‘WOWIE! This book took me on a wild ride… Superb… I was truly engrossed from start to finish… Not to be missed.’ Belle in Pages‘Really does pack a punch… I loved every minute of it… filled with action, adventure, and romance and it will have you at the edge of your seat so many times… This book has everything a fantasy reader will love… If I could give more than five stars I would. I absolutely loved it.’ Goodreads Reviewer

What is an atheist? Where do religions come from? Does God exist? Atheism For Kids tackles these questions head-on, in a fun and beautifully-illustrated book written for children who are exploring religious ideas in an increasingly secular world.Atheism For Kids asks open-ended and non-judgmental questions about religion, with suggestions for how we might choose to live if we opt for an atheist or humanist lifestyle instead. An indispensable guide for anybody parenting atheist children or interested in explaining religion to children, this book: Encourages critical and evidence-based thinking. Offers the foundations for a moral and spiritual framework outside of religion. Promotes key humanist values including tolerance and compassion for all, regardless of religious background or experience. Atheism for Kids was written alongside the British National Curriculum, and is ideal for home educators or those teaching atheism in schools.

Like deep dark water, it pulls them down. The faint fire of magic within them flickers and dies. Their eyes turn black as night. They are nightborn now.Grace Marchant has been many things: streetwise orphan, rebellious servant, and now beloved companion of Prince Bastien, heir to the throne of Larelwynn. But their sunlit happiness is not destined to last. The golden magic which brought them together in purest passion is threatened by strange and ancient forces. Innocent people are becoming nightborn – cruel, deadly, unrecognisable to their loved ones – and these two young lovers are the only ones with power enough to stop it.In times of peace, striking a deal with their closest enemy would be unthinkable, but now their only hope is to ally with the neighbouring Valenti royal family: manipulative, cunning, and always with an eye on the Larelwynn throne. The partnership comes at a devastating price… if Grace wants to defeat the nightborn, she must watch Bastien marry a Valenti princess.Grace knows she must make this heart-wrenching sacrifice for the good of the whole kingdom – but she also fears the magic in her veins, usually so warm and bright, is turning cold as deepest midnight. A beguiling darkness whispers to her from within. Is Grace herself becoming nightborn?Time is running out. With Bastien promised to another, and a stony distance growing between them, will Grace find the source of the nightborn curse before every last soul is consumed by the darkness?Combining sizzling romance, courtly intrigue, and heart-in-your-mouth action, this dark and addictive fantasy series is perfect for fans of Graceling and Emily R. King.Read what everyone’s saying about Nightborn:‘I legit just finished reading this book, and I’m speechless… my heart was breaking… the whole ending was just me switching between the sobbing, mind blown, shocked, angry emojis… There really isn’t a calm moment in this book, and it keeps you turning the page… you’re going to fall in love… kept me up until the light started shining in through my window. Perfect binge-able books. Have I convinced you yet?’ Writing the Universe, 5 stars‘I don't know what to say. I still haven't recovered yet… kept me in complete suspense… led me to despair and back to earth again… At some points I was completely devastated and I couldn't believe what I was reading. I went through all the possible feelings through this story… amazing book.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars‘I stayed up wayyyy too late reading this story, but it was definitely worth the lack of sleep… actually had me tearing up… Recommended!’ Goodreads Reviewer‘I devoured this book and stayed up into the early hours of the morning just to finish it… completely blew me away… My heart broke… I found myself shouting nooooo more times than a little… be prepared for a heart-wrenching emotional journey… It's a page-turner… sure to be a bestseller… brilliant book.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ‘I devoured this in one sitting!... Jessica Thorne delivers delicious romance, intrigue, and all of the drama… I was enthralled and couldn't stop turning pages… Five stars!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars‘I went through so many emotions reading this story… It literally at times makes your heart break. It is full of action, adventure, romance, magic and courtly intrigue… Fantasy fans, you really must read this series.’ BookishReadsAndMe, 5 stars ‘Wow… There's romance and magic… The pace doesn't let up… a brilliant fantasy adventure that gallops along.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

What is an atheist? Where do religions come from? Does God exist?Atheism For Kids tackles these questions head-on, in a fun and beautifully-illustrated book written for children who are exploring religious ideas in an increasingly secular world. Atheism For Kids asks open-ended and non-judgmental questions about religion, with suggestions for how we might choose to live if we opt for an atheist or humanist lifestyle instead.An indispensable guide for anybody parenting atheist children or interested in explaining religion to children, this book:• Encourages critical and evidence-based thinking.• Offers the foundations for a moral and spiritual framework outside of religion.• Promotes key humanist values including tolerance and compassion for all, regardless of religious background or experience.Atheism for Kids was written alongside the British National Curriculum, and is ideal for home educators or those teaching atheism in schools.

‘50 bajillion stars… I loved this book so much… It broke my heart into a million pieces and put it all back together again… was constantly at the edge of my bed, seat, any possible surface I was reading on… READ IT!’ Faemance Book Blog, 5 starsThe room is small and dark. Row upon row of jars line the shelves, each one sealed with blood-red wax. The seal’s mark is a twisted circle of briar with gleaming, gold-tipped thorns. And in each jar a flicker of forbidden magic dances… beautiful, but deadly.Sold to the Crown in the aftermath of the Last Great War, Grace Marchant has never known her parents. Now, she trains as an elite soldier tracking down mageborn – those born with an ancient and long-outlawed magic – and destroying them if they don’t surrender their power to the Crown. The mageborn who submit are collared, then handed over to the King’s cousin and heir: the elusive Bastien Larelwynn, Lord of Thorns, locked away in his shadowy workshop deep inside the castle. What becomes of them is hard to say – the Lord of Thorns keeps his secrets close.Grace has always fought the voice inside her that questions whether the law is truly just, but when her closest friend is next on Bastien’s list, Grace’s loyalties are tested to the limit. Confronting Bastien – searching his strangely compelling obsidian-black eyes for answers – Grace is shocked to feel herself begin to change, to show the first signs of the wild magic she so fears.Only the Lord of Thorns has the power to save her and the rest of the mageborn – if he doesn’t destroy them all first…A dark and addictive fantasy read, perfect for fans of Graceling and Sarah J. Maas.Read what everyone’s saying about Mageborn:‘Wow, wow, wow!... A showstopping book that was hard to put down… An addicting adventure you will not want to miss out on.’ NetGalley Reviewer‘I mean, wow!... Be prepared for plot twists!!!... I highly recommend giving this book a read! I can’t wait for the next book in the series!!!!’ Goodreads Reviewer‘Captivating… I simultaneously wanted to power through it but didn't want it to end… it's fantastic. It's brilliant. I love it… I have several notes in my Kindle app from emotional scenes where it's purely emotive responses of ""AWEEE"", ""OMGGGG"", ""WTF IS THIS?!”… a beautiful piece of fantasy fiction that should be on everyone's tbr list.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars‘I was hooked… there is heartbreak from the very beginning… I was going through a rollercoaster of emotions – my heart felt like it had been ripped out, trampled on, and then trampled on some more for good measure... This book is certainly a page-turner, I read it over two afternoons.’ Goodreads Reviewer‘I loved it… A brilliant start to this series which already has me asking and wondering...WHAT HAPPENS NOW? WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?… left me speechless… Brilliantly written and gripping. Highly recommend.’ Gemma’s Book Reviews‘WOWIE! This book took me on a wild ride… Superb… I was truly engrossed from start to finish… Not to be missed.’ Belle in Pages ‘Really does pack a punch… I loved every minute of it… filled with action, adventure, and romance and it will have you at the edge of your seat so many times… This book has everything a fantasy reader will love… If I could give more than five stars I would. I absolutely loved it.’ Goodreads Reviewer

This book was created and designed to assist in the awareness of sexual abuse among children. As an adolescent victim myself, I created this book to help children work through the emotional difficulties from a child's perspective. The phrase "Hands To Yourself" is a generalized statement taught to children at a young age in the context of right and wrong touches. In this illustrated book it is my goal to conceptualize inappropriate activity in a child's environment and use this platform to reach them. Early readers will be engaged and enlightened, but most of all aware of child predators.

Like deep dark water, it pulls them down. The faint fire of magic within them flickers and dies. Their eyes turn black as night. They are nightborn now.Grace Marchant has been many things: streetwise orphan, rebellious servant, and now beloved companion of Prince Bastien, heir to the throne of Larelwynn. But their sunlit happiness is not destined to last. The golden magic which brought them together in purest passion is threatened by strange and ancient forces. Innocent people are becoming nightborn – cruel, deadly, unrecognisable to their loved ones – and these two young lovers are the only ones with power enough to stop it.In times of peace, striking a deal with their closest enemy would be unthinkable, but now their only hope is to ally with the neighbouring Valenti royal family: manipulative, cunning, and always with an eye on the Larelwynn throne. The partnership comes at a devastating price… if Grace wants to defeat the nightborn, she must watch Bastien marry a Valenti princess.Grace knows she must make this heart-wrenching sacrifice for the good of the whole kingdom – but she also fears the magic in her veins, usually so warm and bright, is turning cold as deepest midnight. A beguiling darkness whispers to her from within. Is Grace herself becoming nightborn?Time is running out. With Bastien promised to another, and a stony distance growing between them, will Grace find the source of the nightborn curse before every last soul is consumed by the darkness?Combining sizzling romance, courtly intrigue, and heart-in-your-mouth action, this dark and addictive fantasy series is perfect for fans of Graceling and Emily R. King. Read what everyone’s saying about Nightborn:‘I legit just finished reading this book, and I’m speechless… my heart was breaking… the whole ending was just me switching between the sobbing, mind blown, shocked, angry emojis… There really isn’t a calm moment in this book, and it keeps you turning the page… you’re going to fall in love… kept me up until the light started shining in through my window. Perfect binge-able books. Have I convinced you yet?’ Writing the Universe, 5 stars‘I don't know what to say. I still haven't recovered yet… kept me in complete suspense… led me to despair and back to earth again… At some points I was completely devastated and I couldn't believe what I was reading. I went through all the possible feelings through this story… amazing book.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars‘I stayed up wayyyy too late reading this story, but it was definitely worth the lack of sleep… actually had me tearing up… Recommended!’ Goodreads Reviewer‘I devoured this book and stayed up into the early hours of the morning just to finish it… completely blew me away… My heart broke… I found myself shouting nooooo more times than a little… be prepared for a heart-wrenching emotional journey… It's a page-turner… sure to be a bestseller… brilliant book.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ‘I devoured this in one sitting!... Jessica Thorne delivers delicious romance, intrigue, and all of the drama… I was enthralled and couldn't stop turning pages… Five stars!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars‘I went through so many emotions reading this story… It literally at times makes your heart break. It is full of action, adventure, romance, magic and courtly intrigue… Fantasy fans, you really must read this series.’ BookishReadsAndMe, 5 stars

Althea never would have guessed that she was meant for anything other than an ordinary life. Her whole life she always knew what was to be coming, for she heard it at its door. However, she never heard Ambrose coming, and never in a million years could have imagined what he was, what she was, to exist. Will Althea choose a dangerous love, and life dreamlike and heart ache, or instead continue her everyday life.