The Rose Bargain

The Rose Bargain

Author: Sasha Peyton Smith Listening Length: 10h 30m

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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Prince Emmett loosens the cravat around his neck. “Sorry about that,” he huffs.

Being caught in a bedroom with Bram’s brother during a ball would ruin me all over again, and all my effort will have been for nothing.

He glances down to where my hands are balled into fists in front of my chest. “Are you going to punch me?” he asks.

He looked so casual in the carriage that night, but he’s every inch the prince now. He’s broad-shouldered, the planes of his cheeks and his straight nose are meant to be carved in marble, but there’s a boyishness to him that the portraits never quite capture.