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Rose in Chains by Julie Soto

Rose in Chains

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Julie Soto

Grand Central Publishing · Ebook · July 8, 2025

#1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Soto crafts a lush, dark romantic fantasy filled with intrigue, magic, and an irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance.

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Who it’s for
For when you want fantasy romance with heat, grit, and a little peril in the air.
Genres
Fantasy Romance, Dark Romance
Published
Grand Central Publishing, July 8, 2025

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About this book

#1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Soto crafts a lush, dark romantic fantasy filled with intrigue, magic, and an irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance. The 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, the world as Briony Rosewood knows it is changed forever. Evil has won, and her people face imminent servitude, imprisonment, or death. ​

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Stripped of her Magic and her freedom, Briony and the other survivors are quickly sold off to the highest bidders in an auction—and as Evermore's princess, she fetches the highest price. After a fierce bidding war, she’s sold to none other than Toven Hearst, scion of a family known for their cruelty. 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… Read more

Dark Tension

For when you want fantasy romance with heat, grit, and a little peril in the air.

Come here for

  • dark fantasy romance charge
  • romantic tension with a sharper edge

Expect

  • an edgy, immersive read
  • romance-forward momentum with darker undertones

Where it sits

Fantasy Romance60%
Dark Romance37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Dark Fantasy
  • Fantasy Romance
  • Fantasy Adventure
  • New Adult Romance
Authors
Julie Soto
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Published
July 8, 2025
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Dark Fantasy