{"product_id":"never-the-roses-by-jennifer-k-lambert","title":"Never The Roses by Jennifer K Lambert","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most powerful sorceress in all the world comes face to face with her greatest rival in this enchanting and seductive fantasy romance debut from Jennifer K. Lambert.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Just beautiful. It's beautifully written. Academic, intellectual, poetic... it's everything.\" --Katherine Heigl on #booktok\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired. \u003c\/b\u003eShe's fought and won endless wars and has finally exiled herself to a remote forest where the mountains meet the beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut with one last curiosity to satisfy, Oneira makes a reckless trip to the most extensive library in existence: the collection of her most powerful rival, the sorcerer Stearanos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere, she steals a book on rare roses, inadvertently initiating a forbidden correspondence with her once-enemy. Taunting notes and clever retorts reveal a connection neither has found―nor could ever find―in any other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Stearanos, bound to a vile king, is called to war against the queen she once served, Oneira knows a relationship with him is far too dangerous to pursue despite their mutual desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd yet, Stearanos is far too tempting to ignore...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExquisitely crafted and bewitchingly lyrical, \u003ci\u003eNever the Roses\u003c\/i\u003e is like \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e by Madeline Miller meets \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent and the Wings of Night\u003c\/i\u003e by Carissa Broadbent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[A] fresh take on enemies to lovers that will have readers swooning. A must-add for any romantasy shelf.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExpect: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e- Rivals to lovers \u003cbr\u003e- Forbidden love \u003cbr\u003e- Slow burn \u003cbr\u003e- Starcrossed lovers \u003cbr\u003e- Tragic romance \u003cbr\u003e- Dark past \u003cbr\u003e- Redemption \u003cbr\u003e- Unexpected ending\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unrequited Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54106782466358,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/8912\/3638\/files\/9781250360366.jpg?v=1781011045","url":"https:\/\/unrequitedbookstore.com\/products\/never-the-roses-by-jennifer-k-lambert","provider":"Unrequited Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}