{"product_id":"never-the-roses-9781250360366","title":"Never the Roses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA USA TODAY BESTSELLER! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Just beautiful. It's beautifully written. Academic, intellectual, poetic... it's everything.\" --Katherine Heigl on #booktok \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd yet, Stearanos is far too tempting to ignore... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer K. Lambert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bramble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.47w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250360366\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, became a dream come true - and debuted at #29 on the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller List. 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":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jennifer K. Lambert \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48397167100061,"sku":"9781250360366","price":22.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7c4261e4-ed44-404c-bc2b-e385a08e0604.jpg?v=1781074815","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/never-the-roses-9781250360366","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}