Thorn in His Side

By: Helen Juliet

Narrated by: Kieran Flitton

The last thing beautiful, inexperienced Joshua Bellamy wants is an arranged marriage with the terrifying Darius Legrand. But if Joshua wants to save himself and his family from being thrown onto the streets by Darius’s father, he has no choice.

However, when Darius goes to extreme lengths to rescue Joshua from near-death, Joshua has to wonder if there’s more to his beastly husband than he previously thought.

Darius Legrand, a former captain, is used to being manipulated by his cruel father, but when Joshua is dragged into the feud between their families, he decides something has to change.

Protecting Joshua is one thing, but Darius knows that falling in love can’t be an option. Someone so young and beautiful could never give his heart to an older, ill-tempered brute like Darius.

Joshua is determined to bring joy to Darius’s life again, and Darius refuses to let Joshua hide his sweetness from the world any longer. Over time, it becomes clear that despite their differences, their hearts are drawing closer together.

But can happiness ever be possible for a rose and a thorn, when Darius’s father will go to any lengths to see his deadly game through?

Thorn in His Side is a steamy, stand-alone MM romance novel featuring tender bubble baths, a stubborn but loyal horse, thunderstorms, enough healing touches to mend any broken heart, and a guaranteed HEA with absolutely no cliff-hanger.

©2020 Helen Juliet (P)2020 Helen Juliet

I thought we were done with virgin ad nausea issue

didn't finish. so much hang up on one of the characters being a virgin (not by choice but because he's too pretty) and therefore not worthy of the other. then he was praised because no one else will ever touch him. it overwhelmed the rest of the story. "oh no, you haven't had anal with me, you don't love me". I have no clue what happened to evil dad and I wanted more zues. not sure I'll listen to anything else by this author.

Love it!

I have really loving these retelling of classic fairytale that Helen Juliet is writing. Joshua and Darius is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast which is one of my favorite fairytale. I just love this twist on this retelling and Kieran Flitton makes me love this even more. He does an absolutely fantastic job with this narration. I just love listening and couldn't stop listening. Just absolutely love this one!

Enjoyed It

Modern-day Beauty and the Beast with a Wicked Queen vibe
This is a beautiful story about two people forced together, but find happiness anyway. Joshua is so sweet and innocent and Darius is a broken soul.

Kieran Flitton did an amazing job with the voices, his pacing and different pitching was a pleasure.

Oh Petal.

This was an angsty but sweet romance. The plot was similar to Beauty and the Beast but with two men. It was a bit saccharine, not really my taste. But if you like things a bit sappy you’ll like this. The writing is good the narration is good.
The main thing I dislike is that Joshua seamed like a typical female heroine from a harlequin romance, virginal, dainty , blushing. But the writer just changed the name to a male instead of female to make it LGBTQ relevant.

great listen

Thorn in His Side by Helen Juliet mixes steam with tender. Its an m/m romance about an arranged marriage, falling in real love, and uncovering betrayals. The writing is well done, the plot entertaining and the characters are wonderful. Fantastic story with sweetness and heat. Kieran provides a wonderfully entertaining performance in voice-work and a smooth recording.