{"product_id":"9781250360342","title":"Never the Roses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN USA TODAY BESTSELLER!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDELUXE EDITION―featuring beautiful stenciled edges, stylish endpapers, a foil casestamp and a detailed map.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Just beautiful. It's beautifully written. Academic, intellectual, poetic… it's everything.\" —Katherine Heigl on #booktok\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired.\u003c\/b\u003e She’s fought and won endless wars and has finally exiled herself to a remote forest where the mountains meet the beach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd yet, Stearanos is far too tempting to ignore…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Jennifer K. Lambert","offers":[{"title":"Hardback With dust jacket","offer_id":43200424345674,"sku":"9781250360342","price":45.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1354\/9898\/files\/BNCImageAPI_36a4b6d7-eaa8-4c8f-b2de-777c7a05f276.jpg?v=1767372954","url":"https:\/\/roseoflorebookstore.com\/products\/9781250360342","provider":"Rose of Lore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}