{"product_id":"never-the-roses-special-edition","title":"Never the Roses: Special Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired. She’s fought and won endless wars for her ambitious queen and has finally exiled herself, seeking peace in a remote forest where the mountains meet the beach. There, in the peculiar company of a wolf, a kestrel, and a cat, she comes to accept that her death would be the beginning of a better world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut she has one last curiosity to satisfy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOneira makes a reckless trip from her hidden fortress to the most extensive library in existence: the collection of her most powerful rival, the sorcerer Stearanos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps at the behest of fate, a book on rare roses catches her eye. With little to lose, she steals it and returns to her self-imposed exile. As the subject takes root, she initiates 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Oneira soon learns that Stearanos, bound to a vile king, is called to war against the queen she once served.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA relationship with him is far too dangerous to pursue despite their mutual desire―and yet, Oneira can’t seem to stay away. A bond with the only person who’s ever really understood her is too tempting to ignore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut not all dreams were meant to come true and not all budding romance blooms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExquisitely crafted and bewitchingly lyrical, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNever the Roses\u003c\/span\u003e is like \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCirce\u003c\/span\u003e by Madeline Miller meets \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Serpent and the Wings of Night\u003c\/span\u003e by Carissa Broadbent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marissa's Books \u0026 Gifts, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Deluxe Hardcover","offer_id":45276004909255,"sku":"P7610S","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0077\/9010\/0553\/files\/marissasbooksandgifts-9781250360342-never-the-roses-special-edition-preorder-1176385022.jpg?v=1751574039","url":"https:\/\/marissasbooks.com\/products\/never-the-roses-special-edition","provider":"Marissa's Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}