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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I push myself up off the ground, my knees bloody with carpet burn. “Excuse me?”

She steps down from her throne and crosses the carpeted floor to wrap me in an awkward hug. It’s like she’s never hugged anyone before. It’s too tight. Too sharp. She smells of lilies that wilted days ago.

She pulls back, both hands on my shoulders, and sighs. “Don’t tell Bram, but I always wanted a daughter.”

“Forgive me, Your Majesty, I’m confused.”

Chapter One 20:12
Chapter Two 24:17
Chapter Three 16:04
Chapter Four 12:19
Chapter Five 07:50
Chapter Six 16:27
Chapter Seven 06:16
Chapter Eight 16:29
Chapter Nine 26:38
Chapter Ten 06:31
Chapter Eleven 31:56
Chapter Twelve 07:35
Chapter Thirteen 07:55
Chapter Fourteen 07:12
Chapter Fifteen 19:08
Chapter Sixteen 20:05
Chapter Seventeen 29:30
Chapter Eighteen 07:14
Chapter Nineteen 23:12
Chapter Twenty 11:14
Chapter Twenty-One 11:56
Chapter Twenty-Two 32:51
Chapter Twenty-Three 20:33
Chapter Twenty-Four 26:14
Chapter Twenty-Five 30:11
Chapter Twenty-Six 31:41
Chapter Twenty-Seven 21:42
Chapter Twenty-Eight 09:10
Chapter Twenty-Nine 11:42
Chapter Thirty 29:35
Chapter Thirty-One 17:55
Chapter Thirty-Two 27:45
Chapter Thirty-Three 19:09
Chapter Thirty-Four 11:48
Chapter Thirty-Five 09:01

The Rose Bargain

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