The Rose Bargain

The Rose Bargain

Author: Sasha Peyton Smith Listening Length: 10h 30m
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London, 1848—For four hundred years, England has been under the control of an immortal fae queen who tricked her way onto the throne. To maintain an illusion of benevolence, Queen Mor grants each of her subjects one opportunity to bargain for their deepest desire. As Ivy Benton prepares to make her debut, she knows th...

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Mama drags Lydia out of bed the next morning to say goodbye, and we share an awkward brief hug at the door. We’re all elbows as we knock into each other. Her eyes are still swollen with sleep, but I don’t know if that’s the reason she can’t really look at me. We can’t bear how much we love each other. It’s like an open wound we can’t touch for all the stinging it causes.

“I’m going to miss you so much,”

I whisper, so quiet only she can hear.

“He’ll fall in love with you if he has any taste at all,”