{"product_id":"9781250360342","title":"Never the Roses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEXCLUSIVE DELUXE 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA bond with Stearanos could alight the long-extinct flame of life within her...or it could destroy her entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jennifer K. Lambert","offers":[{"title":"Tor\/Forge |  Hardback | With dust jacket |  2025-07-08","offer_id":46576648192255,"sku":"9781250360342","price":43.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cc29e736-1d76-4407-818a-6fbe40ac7f9d.jpg?v=1742505194","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781250360342","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}