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Never the Roses

By Jennifer K. Lambert
Series: Never the Roses
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Never the Roses is the third in the Rats trilogy, where international bestseller James Herbert's Domain pits man against mutant rats, who are back with a vengeance. The long-dreaded nuclear conflict has left the city torn apart, shattered, and its people destroyed or mutilated beyond hope.... Read More
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Enemy sorcerers in love risk their lives – and their freedom – in this epic and slow-burn romantic fantasy from Jennifer K. Lambert, pen name of celebrated romance author Jeffe Kennedy.

Enemy sorcerers in love risk their lives and their freedom in this epic romantic fantasy debut by Jennifer K. Lambert, pen name of celebrated romance author Jeffe Kennedy.

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Never the Roses is the third in the Rats trilogy, where international bestseller James Herbert's Domain pits man against mutant rats, who are back with a vengeance.

The long-dreaded nuclear conflict has left the city torn apart, shattered, and its people destroyed or mutilated beyond hope. For just a few, survival is possible only beneath the wrecked streets—if there is time to avoid the slow-descending poisonous ashes.

But below, the rats, demonic offspring of their irradiated forebears, are waiting. They know that Man is weakened, become frail. He has become their prey...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035075027

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tor Bramble

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 254g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

Jennifer K. Lambert lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her husband of over thirty years, his chocolate-lab assistance dog, two Maine coon cats who assist no one, and plentiful free-range lizards. She also writes as the multi-award-winning and bestselling author of 64 published titles, Jeffe Kennedy, primarily in epic fantasy romance, and is the current President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA).

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