Never the Roses by Jennifer K. Lambert (Sprayed Edge 1st Edition)

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The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec meets Madeline Miller’s Circe in Never the Roses, an epic and slow-burn romantic fantasy by Jennifer K. Lambert. This is the collector’s edition with sprayed edges. 

Published 8 Jul 2025
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About The Book

The Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired. 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.

By 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.

But 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.

A bond with Stearanos could alight the long-extinct flame of life within her…or it could destroy her entirely.

About the Author

Jennifer K. Lambert lives 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, Never the Roses, fell on her from out of the sky and became a dream come true. 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.
Binding

Hardback

Author

ISBN

9781250360342

Page Count

368

Published

8 Jul 2025

Publisher

St Martins Press

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