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ROSES AND RUIN (Bone Mother Chronicles 2) by Jade Marshall-review

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ROSES AND RUIN (Bone Mother Chronicles 2) by Jade Marshall

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 31, 2026

Everyone fears the Beast of Whitlock Forest.
Isabelle wants to know his story.

The kingdom calls him a monster, but she sees the man beneath the claws.

Drawn into the cursed heart of Whitlock Forest by the secrets her mother left behind, Isabelle finds herself trapped inside a haunted palace with the Beast himself, a prince twisted by ancient magic and determined to keep her at arm’s length.

But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the undeniable pull between them.

The Bone Mother is waiting.
The curse is waking.
And if Isabelle can’t uncover the truth before it’s too late, she’ll lose far more than her heart.

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REVIEW:  ROSES AND RUIN is the second instalment in Jade Marshall’s adult BONE MOTHER CHRONICLES dark, fantasy fairy tales. This is Adam ‘Beast’ Auguste and Isabelle’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Adam and Isabelle) ROSE AND RUIN is the dark retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Years earlier, Adam Auguste’s father made a deal with a witch, the Bone Mother, and payment came due when his son was sacrificed and cursed to become the Beast of Whitlock Forest, and the curse could be broken by three choices. Isabelle, like her mother before, is determined to free the Beast from his curse but the Beast remembers what happened years ago, and fears reprisal from the woman with whom he is falling in love.

The world building follows a similar path yet not as the original Beauty and the Beast but more so the Disney™ version we all know and love. The storyline picks up when an adult Isabelle brings her mother’s ‘book’ to the Forest, and the Forest recognizes more than Isabelle is aware. From Isabelle’s father, to the besotted hero who is threatened by Isabelle’s choices in love, ROSES AND RUIN is a gothic and darkened version of acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is dramatic and edgy: the romance is fated; the sex scenes are provocative and intense.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Velvet & Venom (Bone Mother Chronicles 1) by Jade Marshall-review

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Velvet & Venom (Bone Mother Chronicles 1) by Jade Marshall-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 9, 2026

Ella has spent her life buried in ash.
Trapped in a decaying manor ruled by a cruel stepmother and haunted by restless spirits, she survives by staying silent and invisible. But when the kingdom announces the Crescent Moon Ball, Ella makes a desperate bargain with the ancient entity known as the Bone Mother.

In exchange for a gown, a carriage, and three nights at the prince’s ball, Ella gives up pieces of herself … her reflection, her memories, and eventually her very identity.

Prince Robert carries a curse of his own. Born into a bloodline bound to darkness, the ball is his final chance to find a bride powerful enough to balance the monster growing inside him.

The moment Robert and Ella meet, their connection ignites.
But magic always demands payment.
And the Bone Mother never forgets a debt.

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REVIEW: VELVET AND VENOM is the first novella in Jade Marshall’s adult THE BONE MOTHER CHRONICLES dark, erotic, fairy-tale retelling. This is Prince Robert and Cinder-Ella’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Robert and Ella) VELVET VENOM re-tells the story of Cinderella, the ball, the glass slipper and the fairy-tale version of happily ever after but the truth is much darker, more dangerous and deadly, wrapped in black magic, curses, monsters and revenge.

As the Kingdom prepares for the Crescent Moon Ball, Ella is determined to meet Prince Robert, the man who has been claiming her dreams, and her thoughts for as long as she can remember but in an effort to become someone else, Ella must promise three things to the Bone Mother, a creature who demands everything and more.

VELVET AND VENOM is a dark re-telling of Cinderella. There are no singing mice, or glittery fairy god-mothers but a creature so deplorable the forest itself hides in the darkness. The premise is dark, dramatic and gritty.The happily ever after is marred by the darkness and scars that remain; the romance is erotic, fated and flawed; the characters are broken, cursed and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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