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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The other girls and I spend the next day at etiquette lessons, but I can barely focus, with Emmett’s conversation from last night playing in my head.

That evening, we’re summoned to the queen’s private apartments for dinner.

She sits at the end of the table in a gown of green silk so dark it’s almost black, a pearl tiara settled atop her dark hair. Behind her is a roaring fireplace, casting the room in oppressive warmth. There’s a chandelier covered in live gardenias and white orchids. I spot an iridescent green beetle crawling for cover between the petals.

“Ladies, do come in.”