Never the Roses. Deluxe Edition

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!<BR><BR>DELUXE EDITION-featuring beautiful stenciled edges, stylish endpapers, a foil casestamp and a detailed map.<BR><BR>The 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.<BR><BR>"Just beautiful. It's beautifully written. Academic, intellectual, poetic... it's everything." -Katherine Heigl on #booktok<BR><BR>The 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.<BR><BR>But 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.<BR><BR>There, 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.<BR><BR>When 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. <BR><BR>And yet, Stearanos is far too tempting to ignore...<BR><BR>Exquisitely crafted and bewitchingly lyrical, Never the Roses is like Circe by Madeline Miller meets The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent. <BR><BR>"[A] fresh take on enemies to lovers that will have readers swooning. A must-add for any romantasy shelf." -Booklist, starred review<BR><BR>Expect: <BR>- Rivals to lovers<BR>- Forbidden love<BR>- Slow burn<BR>- Starcrossed lovers<BR>- Tragic romance<BR>- Dark past<BR>- Redemption<BR>- Unexpected ending