The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith

The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith

The Rose Bargain is an instant #1 New York Times bestselling Young Adult romantasy novel by Sasha Peyton Smith (acclaimed author of The Witch Haven), published in February 2025.

Set in an alternate Victorian London, the book blends the high-society glitz and social ladder-climbing of Bridgerton and The Selection with the dark, deceptive, and dangerous fae mythology of The Cruel Prince. It was nominated for Best YA Fantasy & Sci-Fi at the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards.

The story takes place in an alternate 1848 London. For four hundred years, England has been ruled by Queen Mor, a cruel, immortal fae queen who tricked her way onto the throne during the Wars of the Roses. To maintain the illusion of being a benevolent ruler, Queen Mor offers every young debutante a chance to strike a "Rose Bargain"—granting them their deepest desire (like stunning beauty, grace, or a rare talent) to help them secure a husband. However, fae magic always demands a toll, and these bargains come with strange, ruinous, or terrifyingly petty costs (such as giving up your ability to taste, losing your happiest childhood memory, or never being able to turn left again).

Our protagonist, Ivy Benton, enters the social season with her family in absolute ruins. Her sister, Lydia, made a bargain with the Queen the previous year, which resulted in a massive scandal that left their family name in shambles and Lydia a hollow shadow of her former self.

When Queen Mor announces a deadly, competitive courtship tournament among the debutantes for the hand of her fae son, Prince Bram, Ivy is the first to sign her name in blood. She doesn't want the prince—she wants the crown, because a crown is the only thing powerful enough to undo the magic that broke her sister.

Ivy quickly finds herself an unlikely frontrunner in the glittering but treacherous trials, thanks to a secret alliance with Prince Bram's brother, the rakish and rebellious Prince Emmett. Emmett promises to help Ivy win his brother's heart... for a price. But as Ivy is swept up in breathtaking balls and increasingly vicious, life-threatening magical trials, she finds herself falling for the wrong brother—and realizes that the cost of her final bargain might be more than she can survive.

Language: English.

Genre: Romance.

Binding: সেলাই করা বাইন্ডিং

Quality: Premium Quality Books.

Printing: High Quality Printing.

Paper: Eye Friendly paper (Cream White)

Cover: Matt cover (Paperback).