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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I awake at dawn to the sound of the bedroom door swinging open with a clatter. Standing there in her nightdress and sleeping cap is Viscountess Bolingbroke, Faith by her side.

“She was out in the middle of the night,”

Faith declares, like she’s proposing to burn me at the stake. “It was all so terribly improper. I had to let you know as soon as possible.”

I open my mouth to protest, but my throat is on fire. I’m shivering and sweaty all at once. My body aches from the inside out, as if something is bruising and breaking endlessly. I blink away the sleep from my eyes and find my vision blurry at the edges.