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Rose in Chains

By: Julie Soto
Narrated by: Ella Lynch
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THE INSTANT NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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 story that kept breaking my heart and putting it back together again' Stephanie Garber, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Once Upon a Broken Heart

'Lush, complex, and utterly engrossing’ Rebecca Ross, #1 Sunday Times bestselling 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 Times bestselling author of Love Story

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, 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 Today bestselling 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

©2025 Julie Soto (P)2025 Hachette Audio Dark Fantasy Dragons & Mythical Creatures Dystopian Editors Select Fantasy Science Fiction Magic Romance Heartfelt

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I’m enjoying the story but sadly will be a DNF on audible because of the narrator’s ridiculous cartoonish ‘toff’ voices for the male characters, especially Toven. He sounds like a constipated Boris Johnson. Really took me out of the story and can’t imagine wanting to listen to him in any kind of romantic story line so I’ll be finishing this in print…

Enjoying the story but not the narrator

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I loved this book and am still thinking about it after finishing it last week.

Looking forward to the next one.

Incredible

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Loved the entire story,.. though was somewhat irritated at constant flashbacks to the past at the beginning wanting the story to just move forward - however, I got used to them later on and they unveiled new parts of the story to piece together as it continued and I enjoyed them then as I got into the rhythm of how this book was written.

My main issue was the narrator's take on the main male character's voice. He sounded like a stuffed shirt, like a dopey foppish take on a Prince Harry stereotype. I felt the narrator's take on his voice didn't match the written words and this really took me out of the story and liking the character. However, that aside, really an excellent story, great characters and had me hooked from beginning to end, and I'll be reading the next one whenever it's published even if grimacing at that one character's voice.

Great Story but...

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Loved the audio adaptation. The lady narrating did an incredible job. The story was intriguing and unique and matches the time it was set in. I was hooked as of chapter 5 and invested in the evolving story. Toven could be swoon worthy but he's holding back. Rose could be less innocent but shes being held back. I hope she starts to really come into her own power and can love him for all the right reasons; nothing to do with captivity. I didnt feel any 'burn' in the slow burn Romance tbh and wished we'd had a little more of the connection. Or at least a few proper answers as to why not but its a series, so it will hopefully unwind to give more clarity over the remaining books. Fingers crossed the Romance kicks in properly with book 2. Overall it was really well written and the characters were interesting and unique. I also loved the magic system and world building.

Audio version of this was brilliant

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Loved it. Well done Julie Soto! Well done it was fabulous. X x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Scene setting and world building

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