A Paranormal Erotic Romance Theodora has spent years learning how to shrink. Shrink her body. Shrink her voice. Shrink her need for tenderness. With a boyfriend who treats her curves like a flaw and her desire like an inconvenience, she's learned that survival means staying small. But inside the greenhouse where she works—among soil, vines, and breathing green—something ancient is watching her. Waiting. Thorne is not human. He is root and thorn, hunger and devotion. A bound guardian spirit awakened by Theodora's care… and her longing. Where others saw her softness as weakness, Thorne sees abundance. Where she was shamed, he worships. Vines curl for her touch. The earth responds to her body. And when desire blooms between them, it is wild, sacred, and utterly consuming. But breaking free from a life of cruelty isn't easy—and claiming her power means confronting the man who taught her to hate herself. In a world of petals and thorns, Theodora must decide: Will she keep shrinking to survive… or grow fierce enough to take everything she deserves? Thorns & Tenderness is a steamy, body-positive paranormal romance about reclaiming desire, choosing yourself, and discovering that the right love doesn't ask you to be less—it asks you to bloom.