The back and front covers of My Thorns For Your Roses by Kristen Argyres. On the left is the back cover: The four seasons are represented in the four corners with an apple tree with a face on the left side border and a fox with an apple in his mouth on the right. On the right is the front cover: Two people are facing one another. On the left is Tamlin, who is tall with long, wavy brown hair with primroses in it. The faerie wears a plaid in various shades of green with leafy embellishments. Tamlin’s smiling down at the woman, gently holding her chin with his thumb. Lark, the woman on the right, has long, tawny hair tied halfway back with a thin ribbon, a white rose behind her left ear. She wears a long sleeved dress in a sandy color and holds a basket full of flower in the crook of her arm. Lark is looking up at Tamlin. The two are surrounded by rose bushes in pastel colors. The image is framed in black with an intricate bronze border. In the foreground there is the title in white letters with purple borders: “My Thorns For Your Roses” with the author’s name “Kristen Argyres” below. In small text above the woman, next to the man’s head are the words “The Cairnwood Reel Series.”
Update: On February 20th, my publisher passed away unexpectedly in her sleep. Her husband decided to dissolve Conquest and revery book rights back to the authors. Rather than query and find a new publisher, I've made the decision to self-publish. My Thorns For Your Roses will be available May 5th, 2026.
I forgot to make an official announcement regarding the publication delay for My Thorns For Your Roses. I still hope to find my readers. Thanks again to my cover artist @grey0295.bsky.social
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“Convincing you to read my debut with only the dedication…” written in white with black background and gold roses along the right and left borders.
“To my own shapeshifter - my wife Gertrude. I Love you in every form” written in white with a trans flag in the shape of a heart beneath it. The phrase is on black background with gold roses along the right and left borders.
“MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES - An adult retelling of the Scottish faerie tale ‘Tam Lin.’ ARCs available… soon” written in white with the peeking eyes emoji beneath it. The words are on a black background with gold roses along the right and left borders.
I’m anxiously awaiting the ARC release of MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES, so here’s the dedication. My wife has always supported me and my dreams and reflects our enduring, happy relationship in many ways.
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was quite an interesting curio
I can’t make movie 2 but goodnight everyone
#FlicksForAll is getting into trouble and foul play with Chevy Chase on Thursday
Cocaine Bear! NOOOO!
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WHY was there a crane shot up to the horizon just to cut back to them talking??
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Somebody slipped Sunset Boulevard some quaaludes
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Last thing you wanna hear from your abortionist is “I knew your mom”
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We’re all in agreement
Frank left her
right?
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“I want to leave!”
I’ve got the perfect uber driver for you.
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Rose is played by Cyril’s daughter Sinead Cusack of V for Vendetta.
She has been married to Jeremy Irons since 1978
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Please rise and sing along to our hymn which will be performed by - you guessed it -
The Pentangle
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Wait till these guys discover a secondary psychedelic folk band like the ones that are very popular at that time
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“I can taste joy on you”
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She saw a free range David Hyde Pierce out in the wild!
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She’s very Anne Murray from Mulholland Dr to me
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Don’t bother Cyril Cusack right now.
He’s trying to listen to Piper At the Gate of Dawn on mushrooms.
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I see why Roddy wanted to work with Ian McShane so much
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I forgot about that one! So that’s 3, thank u
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I have a feeling Cliff would have been pretty cool with Ava running Spawn Ranch instead of Charlie.
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Those hippies are gonna eat that fucking dog
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I think the only Ava Gardener movies I’ve seen are Night of the Iguana and The Killers
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It’s a shame Roddy McDowell made the most 1960’s movie ever …
right when the 60’s ended
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“The older you get the more beautiful you become”
So this is sci-fi?
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“I love you. Thorns and all… unless you decide to be difficult and want to actually be a person - do what you like and speak against me.” - Tamlin, the stupidest Fae male to ever live.
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Roses are red, violets are blue. Could we find love, if I cursed you? Happy Valentine’s Day from Lark and Tamlin. My Thorns For Your Roses ❤️ April 14th The graphic is of an envelope with the two Main characters of the book depicted on the stamp.
I’ll reveal the MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES character-themed “valentines” over the next few days. 😉 #2026DebutsVDay
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A snapshot of the PageBound giveaways page with the first result, My Thorns For Your Roses, circled in green. Below the caption says “Today’s the day! The first giveaway window is live on PageBound! ❤️”
Two people are facing one another. On the left is Tamlin, who is tall with long, wavy brown hair with primroses in it. The faerie wears a plaid in various shades of green with leafy embellishments. Tamlin’s smiling down at the woman, gently holding her chin with his thumb. Lark, the woman on the right, has long, tawny hair tied halfway back with a thin ribbon, a white rose behind her left ear. She wears a long sleeved dress in a sandy color and holds a basket full of flower in the crook of her arm. Lark is looking up at Tamlin. The two are surrounded by rose bushes in pastel colors. The image is framed in black with an intricate bronze border. In the foreground there is the title in white letters with purple borders: “My Thorns For Your Roses” with the author’s name “Kristen Argyres” below. In small text above the woman, next to the man’s head are the words “The Cairnwood Reel Series.” The book cover is flanked on either side by decorative a rose pattern to fill out the space.
My Thorns For Your Roses’ first @pagebound.bsky.social giveaway starts today! This physical ARC giveaway is exclusive to US readers, but an e-book global giveaway will start later this month.
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