Thorne Princess Audiobook By L.J. Shen cover art

Thorne Princess

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

Thorne Princess

By: L.J. Shen
Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor, Sebastian York
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $24.95

Buy for $24.95

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

L.J. Shen delivers a charged, addictive stand-alone about a tabloid princess who is desperate to self-destruct...and the grumpy bodyguard who saves her.

I landed in hot water with the tabloids one too many times. What can I say? My nipple wanted to come out and say hi to the paparazzi.

After that, my father presented me with an ultimatum—either he cuts off the gravy train and stops paying for my lavish lifestyle or I agree to have a live-in bodyguard.

And by bodyguard, I mean a sexy, formidable, out-of-this-world babysitter who just happens to be good at breaking spines.

Ransom Lockwood, ladies and gentlemen.

Now he is forcing me to try all kinds of weird stuff. Stop partying, clean up my act, get a job....

A part of me wants to tell him to get lost. I’m past saving.

But the other part? The other part wants to save him.

©2023 L.J. Shen (P)2023 Audible, Inc. Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Funny Witty
Compelling Character Development • Emotional Storytelling • Witty Dialogue • Engaging Plot • Seamless Dual Performance
Highly rated for:
All stars
Most relevant  
Story: 4.5 🌟
Spice level- 🌶🌶🌶 🌶
Re-read/re-listen: 100% yes!
Recommend: Duh! Of course, check TW's
Audio lovers: 5 🌟. Narration was spot. Freaking on!! Samantha Brentmoor and Sebastian York are the narrators and were amazing.

Let's start off and say, Ransom is an a$$hole! I laugh as I type this because I was thinking, "Oh my gosh. What a jerk," multiple times within the first 40% of the book. His antics and how he tried to get her to "reform" ....damn! But oh, you can't help but love the a$$holes that LJ writes us. Hahaha. He, of course, has the best sweet side.
Hallie, I love her!! Love her. She.... geez, what do I say. What she faces is truly heartbreaking. I found myself tearing up several times throughout this book. This girl is resilient! I think she is in my top 10 female characters . I know this post is rather vague, but I really do not want to give away too much. You need to read or listen and get ready for one hell of a great book.
Check your triggers. Both the main characters have heavy up bringings, they valance one another, and Hallie's heart is so generous and humble and is exactly what Ransom needs to humanize him.
As stated above, check your triggers.


As stated above- Sebastian York and Samantha Brentmoor were fan-freaking-tastic. They were perfect at bringing Hallie and Ransom to life.

I want a body... Protective Security Officer....

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Not bad. You have a little of everything in this bodyguard romance. The mafia, the kidnapping, betrayal, and many more. However, LJ does not disappoint. As always I like the perfect imperfect couple. Because none of us is perfect!

A little of Everything

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Love the funny books lately. Even though I felt the female lead was right for the role. Just wished that she could do the jokes better. I missed the humor because it was narrated too seriously… love the evolution of L.J. keep going!

Love the wit

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Excellent, absolutely amazing performance! The narrators are some of the best out there and did an amazing job telling the story! I got completely sucked in and lost, and adored every second of it♥️

A new favorite ♥️

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I truly enjoyed this book. I will remain a LJ Shen fan. Can’t wait for her next.

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I really enjoyed this book. Two very troubled souls.

He was hired to be her close personal protector (aka body guard). She was not given a choice or a warning. He’s awful. She’s a “brat”. It takes a long while for the walls to come down and when they do, they learn a lot about each other and themselves. The learning doesn’t stop.
Danger presents itself in many forms. Strength and power are elusive. The day comes when standing up for yourself is the only way you can take control. And when the man who was hired to protect her but has become so much more stands beside you, strength abounds. Self-confidence notches up.
Every day he is by her side the more danger she is in. But he can’t walk away. Secrets will tear them apart. And taking control of your life once and for all seems to be the only way to move on; to repair damages and give in to live.

Great narrators.

The robot and the party girl

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This was such a fun, messy read. The chemistry was great and the tension kept me turning pages, even if a few parts felt a little over the top. Not my favorite from Shen, but I still really enjoyed it.

Messy, Fun, and Hard to Put Down

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
YES!! Finally, the writing Queen, also known as L.J. Shen, is BACK y’all!! I know I’m in the minority (& totally okay with it), when I say the last several books have been…off, not as exciting or emotionally charged nor giving warm fuzzies, like they normally do, these “hero’s” were jërks. They all seemed too harsh and a ton cold and uncaring to the female lead. They trashed the female lead so much I had a VERY hard time with the redemption portion of those books. No H was ever made to grovel nearly long enough. I realize this book follows mostly the same formula, HOWEVER, the H is not even close to as bad as the Boston Belle boys. As doüchy as her H in last few books, thank goodness Ransom had a fighting chance. Full disclosure, I have not read the book directly before this one as I just didn’t want to be disappointed again. Leigh is one of my most owned paperbacks and I rarely read anything physically, I usually go electronic so that’s a major compliment for me, spending money on books. ALL that being said, this book, this piece of frickin heaven reminded me, whole-heartedly, why I fell in love with this author in the 1st place. Shen pulled out all the stops and got back to her classic L.J. writing. Thank you!!! Now, onto a bit about the - actual story.
Hallie is so broken and lost but always ready to put on a smile…maybe too much so at times and spends a lot of her days silently screaming for help, for someone to SEE her, to listen, to make her feel like she matters. Yet during her constant struggle she refused to give in to the pain and quit. Oh no, she was giving and kind and looked out for those who couldn’t on their own like animals! She is a vegetarian who advocates for pets.
Then there was hotty ba-toddy Ransom who was the complete opposite, or was he??, than Hallie in every way. Dark, dry sense of humor if he had one at all, also cold, uncaring, AKA,the robot.
You’d think this was a match made in heck but oh how well did they truly fit! Like missing pieces to a puzzle. Experiencing their journey and watching them grow and mature was EVERYTHING! Their quirks and kïnks, their victories and losses, their despair and hope. I ran the gamut of emotions during this book and it will stick with me for a long time to come.
Cheers to BOTH stellar narrators!! Samantha Brentwood and Sebastian York. Both already on my list of favorite narrators from the past and, no surprise to anyone, hit it out of the park. They brought this amazing story to yet another level and really added an element of drama and passion that gave me an added insight to the characters, indeed, a whole other dimension!
All in all, this was back to the O.G. Shen and I am so stinking happy about that! This novel is why I read Shen and to lose myself in a fantastic novel is incomparable. Literally nothing like it in the world. Thank you for rekindling my confidence in you and bringing us a bänger of a story to boot. I was so engrossed I had to fight myself to do listening mostly instead of just inhaling the kindle version. It was that good folks.

Shen is back! A screaming 4.5 stars!!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A spoiled, rich former President’s daughter who doesn’t have a “real” job is hard to root for, but Samantha Brentmoor made you feel for Hallie and grow to root for her as we learn more about her dyslexia and past trauma. Sebastian York was perfect for gruff, grumpy Ransom. Another great LJ Shen book!

Samantha Brentmoor rocked this one!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Thorne Princess by LJ Shen is a new standalone told from dual points of view by Hallie Thorne and Ransom Lockwood. This book is hilarious from the very start.

It starts off with something happening to Hallie and her father decides she needs a personal bodyguard to be with her 24/7. Ransom is one of these guys. I was cracking up with the banter between these two from the very moment they met to their whole encounter between them.

Ransom believes Hallie is a spoiled princess, but he will do what he has to protect her so he can get a meeting with her father. However, as time goes on he realizes not all may be as it seems.

I really loved these characters. We got to see some personal growth, some great banter, and just an overall great time!

Thorne Princess

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews