{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bramble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250360342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2025 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jennifer K. Lambert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45370051264693,"sku":"9781250360342","price":28.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_09b80942-d357-429a-9a28-d15cac3a7e8b.jpg?v=1747109348","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/never-the-roses-9781250360342","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}