The Rose and the Thorn: Book 2 of The Riyria Chronicles Paperback , 17 Sept. 2013 by Michael J Sullivan

Two thieves want answers. Riyria is born.

For more than a year, Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater when all other doors were closed against them. Unable to stay away any longer, they return to Medford to a very different reception - she refuses to see them.

Once more she is shielding them, this time from the powerful noble who abused her. She was right to suspect Royce wouldn't care about rank and privilege or fear any repercussions from reprisal. What she didn't realise is what he was capable of - until now.

'This epic fantasy showcases the arrival of a master storyteller' Library Journal on Theft of Swords

The Riyria Revelations
THEFT OF SWORDS
RISE OF EMPIRE
HEIR OF NOVRON

The Riyria Chronicles
THE CROWN TOWER
THE ROSE AND THE THORN