{"product_id":"never-the-roses-paperback","title":"Never the Roses - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer K. Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.2 x 5.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071251759279,"sku":"9781250360366","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/7314\/1679\/files\/ZrIRcm45Hu9781250360366.webp?v=1781713011","url":"https:\/\/valuevaultclub.myshopify.com\/products\/never-the-roses-paperback","provider":"Value Vault Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}