A twisted romance. A trail of white roses. A killer hiding in plain sight. Portland trembles in the shadow of The Gardener, a meticulous serial killer who leaves no trace except for a single, flawless white rose at each crime scene. FBI Special Agent Samuel Bennett is relentless in his pursuit, but the closer he gets, the more entangled he becomes in a deadly game. Rosalind Sinclair appears to be the perfect elegant, elusive, and skilled in her craft. But beneath the delicate petals and fragrances lies a darker truth, one she’s determined to keep buried, even as her crimes bloom into a macabre signature. When fate thrusts Samuel and Rosalind into each other’s orbit, their connection is electric, undeniable, and dangerous. As Samuel hunts the killer and Rosalind navigates the secret society pulling the strings, obsession becomes survival. Betrayal twists like vines around a romance neither can escape, blurring the line between hunter and hunted. In Ivory Thorns, passion and peril entwine. Secrets are as lethal as roses, and love is the deadliest trap of all.