{"product_id":"never-the-roses-jennifer-k-lambert-1","title":"Never the Roses by Lambert","description":"\u003cp\u003eA USA TODAY BESTSELLER!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Just beautiful. It's beautifully written. Academic, intellectual, poetic… it's everything.\" ―Katherine Heigl on #booktok\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired. She’s fought and won endless wars and has finally exiled herself to a remote forest where the mountains meet the beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\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\u003cp\u003eAnd yet, Stearanos is far too tempting to ignore…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExquisitely crafted and bewitchingly lyrical, Never the Roses is like Circe by Madeline Miller meets The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] fresh take on enemies to lovers that will have readers swooning. A must-add for any romantasy shelf.” ―Booklist, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpect:\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":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48705778843883,"sku":"9781250360366","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2652\/3794\/files\/9781250360366.jpg?v=1780519374","url":"https:\/\/www.maggiemaesbooks.com\/products\/never-the-roses-jennifer-k-lambert-1","provider":"Maggie Mae's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}