Rose in Chains

THE INSTANT NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMESand NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER HE'S HER GREATEST ENEMY ... AND HER DEEPEST DESIRE HE'S HER GREATEST ENEMY ... AND HER DEEPEST DESIRE 'A dark fever dream of a fairytale.Rose in Chains is a heart-pounding, spellbinding, forbidden love storythat kept breaking my heart and putting it back together again' Stephanie Garber, #1 Sunday Timesbestselling author of Once Upon a Broken Heart 'Lush, complex, and utterly engrossing'Rebecca Ross, #1 Sunday Timesbestselling author of Divine Rivals 'Absorbing, unique, and addictive'Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'A delicious, darkly tender slow-burn romance' Brigitte Knightley, author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy 'The scintillating romantasy of my dreams. The all-consuming, captivating chemistry between Briony and Toven has changed my life' Lindsey Kelk, Sunday Timesbestselling author of Love StoryThe war is over, the dark forces have won, and the hero who was supposed to save them is dead. Captured as her castle is overrun by the enemy, Princess Briony Rosewood is stripped of her magic and auctioned off to the highest bidder. She's sold to Toven Hearst: scion of a family known for their cruel control of magic - and her long-time, and unresolved, infatuation. Yet despite the horrors of her new world and the role she must learn to play within it, all is not lost. Help - and hope - may yet arise in the most unlikely of places... New York Times bestselling author Julie Soto crafts a lush romantic fantasy that's filled with intrigue, magic, and an irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance. 'An intoxicating tale of forbidden love' Sarah Hawley, USA Todaybestselling author of A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon 'Dark and steamy, beautifully written, magical and nuanced, and completely unforgettable' Thea Guanzon, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars 'Captivating magical world, tension-filled intrigue, and riveting enemies-to-lovers romance'Abigail Owen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Games Gods Play 'A darkly luscious, unputdownable romantasy debut. Soto weaves together a complex and captivating world of magic, lust and longing' Kate Golden, USA Today bestselling author of A Dawn of Onyx *Sunday Times number 1 bestseller w/c 8 July

Originally from Sacramento, Julie spent many years bouncing between New York and California before eventually settling in coastal Fort Bragg, CA. She is a musical theater geek, fandom nerd, and the author of many spicy fanfictions as Lovesbitca8. Julie now lives in Fort Bragg, California, with her dog, Charlie.