Rose in Chains (Standard Edition: The Evermore Trilogy #1) by Julie Soto

Description

The war is over. The dark forces have won. And the hero destined to save them is dead.

As enemy soldiers overrun her castle, Princess Briony Rosewood is captured and forced to watch her world collapse. With evil now in power, her people face a future of servitude, imprisonment, or death.

Stripped of her Magic and her freedom, Briony is taken to an auction where the surviving nobles are sold to the highest bidder. As Evermore’s princess, she draws a vicious bidding war—and ultimately lands in the hands of Toven Hearst, heir to a family feared for its cruelty.

But even in this brutal new reality, all hope isn’t lost. Allies may be hiding in the unlikeliest places… and Briony’s story is far from over.

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