Divine Rivals A Novel

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.

Eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow is drowning in responsibility. Her mother battles addiction, her brother has vanished to the front lines of a divine war, and her only lifeline is winning the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette. To quiet her racing thoughts, Iris pours her heart into letters to her brother, sliding them beneath her wardrobe door where they mysteriously disappear—straight into the hands of Roman Kitt, her maddeningly talented rival at the newspaper.

When Roman begins writing back anonymously, something extraordinary unfolds. What starts as words on paper becomes an achingly intimate connection, one that neither can resist even as the gods’ ancient conflict threatens to consume everything. This correspondence will follow Iris to the trenches, where she must fight not just for her brother’s life and humanity’s survival, but for a love that transcends rivalry, war, and the very fabric of their world.

Rebecca Ross weaves a spellbinding tale that readers are calling “utterly devastating and beautiful” and “impossible to put down.” Divine Rivals delivers swooning romance wrapped in high-stakes fantasy, where typewriters click out destiny and love letters become lifelines. Perfect for fans of epistolary romance, enemies-to-lovers tension, and stories where hope blazes brightest against the darkest skies.

This is a book you’ll want to press into the hands of everyone you know—then immediately discuss over coffee while the sea wind rattles the windows.

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