{"product_id":"never-the-roses-paperback-by-jennifer-k-lambert","title":"Never the Roses (Paperback) by Jennifer K. Lambert","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA USA TODAY BESTSELLER!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Just beautiful. It's beautifully written. Academic, intellectual, poetic… it's everything.\" ―Katherine Heigl on #booktok\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe’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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNever the Roses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCirce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Madeline Miller meets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Serpent and the Wings of Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.” ―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eExpect:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48254843748593,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/9757\/8890\/files\/nevertheroses_e702bd16-758e-429c-a9d9-b3d0eb475821.jpg?v=1780682005","url":"https:\/\/shopsouthandpine.com\/products\/never-the-roses-paperback-by-jennifer-k-lambert","provider":"South \u0026 Pine and Blue Apple Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}