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In 1471, on a battlefield slick with blood, a woman in a bone-white gown walked out of the tree line. She promised the desperate King Edward the throne, slashed his palm, and sealed the bargain. Across the field, Henry VI dropped dead. Edward was crowned, and died twenty-four hours later. The woman, Queen Moryen of the Others, took the English throne at Eltham Palace. No sword could be raised against her. Immortal and uncrossable, she has ruled for nearly four hundred years.
**Author:** Sasha Peyton Smith
**Estimated Reading Time:** 45 minutes
**What This Story Explores:** The price of desire, the weight of bargains made in desperation, and the dangerous territory between love and sacrifice. It is a story about what we trade away to save the people we love, and what remains when every debt comes due.
**Who This Book Is For:** Readers who love dark faerie bargains, Victorian atmosphere threaded with old magic, love triangles that actually hurt, and heroines who make impossible choices with their eyes open.
In 1471, on a battlefield slick with blood, a woman in a bone-white gown walked out of the tree line. She promised the desperate King Edward the throne, slashed his palm, and sealed the bargain. Across the field, Henry VI dropped dead. Edward was crowned, and died twenty-four hours later. The woman, Queen Moryen of the Others, took the English throne at Eltham Palace. No sword could be raised against her. Immortal and uncrossable, she has ruled for nearly four hundred years. This is the world Sasha Peyton Smith builds in *The Rose Bargain*, a world where faeries are not hidden in the woods but seated on the throne, where every Sunday her subjects kneel to make bargains, trading toes, memories, fingers for gifts of beauty, talent, or land. Every deal has its price, and the queen always wins. At the center of this world stands Ivy Benton, a girl who has not slept in eight days. Her sister Lydia vanished without explanation, and when she returned, she was hollowed out, unable to remember what happened to her or what she gave away. The scandal has ruined the Benton family. Their social standing is gone. Their house is slipping away. Ivy's mother confesses they will lose everything within a year. Then Queen Mor makes an announcement that changes everything: her son, the fae Prince Bram, will select a bride this season. Any girl who enters and is not chosen must remain unmarried forever. For most of London's eligible daughters, this is a catastrophe. For Ivy, it is leverage. Being a suitor guarantees invitations, restores her family's place in society, buys her time. She signs the blood contract first, slashing her palm and scrawling her name in crimson. What Ivy does not know is that she has just walked into a conspiracy four hundred years in the making. Prince Emmett, the queen's human stepson, has been waiting for a girl like her. His father married Queen Mor not for love but to destroy her from within. For years, Edgar hid coded messages in library books, spelling out the wording of Mor's original bargain with King Edward. The phrase referring to the sovereign as the…
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"The Rose Bargain" will resonate with readers drawn to fantasy, romance, romantasy. In 1471, on a battlefield slick with blood, a woman in a bone-white gown walked out of the tree line. She promised the desperate King Edward the throne, slashed his palm, and seale… Our summary captures the core argument so you can learn the essentials before committing to the full book.
Sasha Peyton Smith is a New York Times bestselling author known for her novels "The Witch Haven" and "The Witch Hunt." Her latest work, "The Rose Bargain," adds to her growing bibliography. Originally from Utah, Smith now resides in Washington D.C. with her partner. She has a unique collection of porcelain hands and is passionate about creating well-curated road trip playlists. Smith's writing often focuses on stories featuring complex female characters. In addition to her literary pursuits, she…
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