Divine Rivals: A Novel [Hardcover]

When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.

After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother is suffering from addiction and her brother is missing from the front lines. Her best bet is to win the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.

To combat her worries, Iris writes letters to her brother and slips them beneath her wardrobe door, where they vanishinto the hands of Roman Kitt, her cold and handsome rival at the paper. When he anonymously writes Iris back, the two of them forge a connection that will follow Iris all the way to the front lines of battle: for her brother, the fate of mankind, and love.

Shadow and BonemeetsLorein Rebecca Ross'sDivine Rivals, an epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak, and the unparalleled power of love.

REBECCA ROSS was born and raised in Georgia, where she continues to reside with her husband, her lively Australian Shepherd, and her endless piles of books. She loves coffee, the night sky, chalk art, maps, the mountains, and growing wildflowers in her yard. And a good story, of course. She is the author ofThe Queen's Rising, The Queen's Resistance, Sisters of Sword and Song,Dreams Lie Beneath,andA River Enchanted.

The war may be chaos, but the symmetries of these books are exquisite. -New York Times

Rich world-building and the poignancy of young love make the first in this fantasy romance duology a wistful and riveting read. -The Washington Post

An ardent romance and a harrowing exploration of wars horrors and heartbreaks... with inventive worldbuilding, nuanced characterizations, and prose by turns dreamy and atmospherically tense. -Publishers Weekly

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