{"product_id":"never-the-roses-9781250360342","title":"Never the Roses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDELUXE EDITION--featuring beautiful stenciled edges, designed endpapers, casestamp and map.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNSTOPPABLE WAR. UNSPEAKABLE SINS. IMPOSSIBLE LOVE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenevieve Gornichec's \u003ci\u003eThe Witch's Heart\u003c\/i\u003e meets Madeline Miller's \u003ci\u003eCirce \u003c\/i\u003ein this epic and deeply emotional romantic fantasy debut by Jennifer K. Lambert. The hardcover edition features beautiful stenciled edges.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired.\u003c\/b\u003e She's exhausted from fighting the endless wars of kings and queens, and has long accepted that her death is near. Alone at last but for a few uninvited companions--a near-mythical wolf, a goddess's avatar, and a feline that embodies magic itself--Oneira realizes that she's bored. On a whim, or perhaps at the behest of fate, she makes an unlikely trip to the most extensive library in existence: the home of her most powerful rival, the sorcerer Stearanos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy recklessly stealing a book from him, Oneira inadvertently initiates a forbidden correspondence. Taunting notes and clever retorts reveal a connection neither has found--nor could ever find--in any other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Oneira soon learns that Stearanos, bound to a vile king, is tasked with waging war on the queen she once served. A relationship with him is far too dangerous to pursue despite their mutual desire--and yet, Oneira can't seem to stay away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bond with Stearanos could alight the long-extinct flame of life within her...or it could destroy her entirely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer K. Lambert \u003c\/b\u003elives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her husband of over thirty years, his chocolate-lab assistance dog, two Maine coon cats who assist no one, and plentiful free-range lizards. Her high fantasy novel, \u003ci\u003eNever the Roses\u003c\/i\u003e, fell on her from out of the sky and became a dream come true. She also writes under the name Jeffe Kennedy, where she is a multi-award-winning and bestselling author primarily in epic fantasy romance, and is a Past-President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). She is represented by Sarah Younger of Nancy Yost Literary Agency.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bramble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51424506839314,"sku":"9781250360342","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7cfa4c4e-6772-4c18-9514-e97c47caea48.jpg?v=1751381699","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/never-the-roses-9781250360342","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}