Divine Rivals

A Novel

By: Rebecca Ross

Narrated by: Alex Wingfield, Rebecca Norfolk

Long-listed, Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year 2023

"This captivating production will leave listeners wanting more."—AudioFile

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 vanish—into 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 Bone meets Lore in Rebecca Ross's Divine Rivals, an epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak, and the unparalleled power of love.

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.

©2023 Rebecca Ross (P)2023 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"An ardent romance and a harrowing exploration of war’s horrors and heartbreaks... with inventive worldbuilding, nuanced characterizations, and prose by turns dreamy and atmospherically tense."—Publishers Weekly

“Rich and romantic—if stories had scent, this one would smell like a mug of black tea, the ink ribbons of a typewriter, and that addictive spice called enemies to lovers.”—Shelby Mahurin, New York Times bestselling author of Serpent & Dove

"A sweeping start to a beautiful and romantic new series. Ross weaves her stories in such a vulnerable and delicate way, truly with a style all her own. I adored this book."—Adalyn Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna

Poetic War of Gods

I loved this story, even though it’s so different than what I usually read. The poetic writing of Rebecca Ross is beautiful, and the magical pieces sprinkled in gave the book the bridge from historical fiction to fantasy.

Incredible

This is, so far, my favorite book I’ve read/listened to this year. I alternated back and forth. The narrator was fantastic as well.

Gorgeous

To start… the audio performance is perfection. The voices for the characters were spot on, and the acting was fantastic. I loved that they had a voice actor for each POV. Ugh. Just so so good.

This book was GORGEOUS. I loved it so much. It was so magical and glowing with enchantment but yet also incredibly real and relatable. And the romance was perfection. It takes a lot for me to cry happy tears at a romance, but yet I found myself crying multiple times throughout this book at how incredibly sweet and lovely the relationship between the two main characters was. I adored them. And I loved their love. Every interaction between the two of them was **chef’s kiss.**

To top it all off, this author’s writing style is so stunning. She brings everything to life with her fairy-like, glowing descriptions that are beautiful and magical yet somehow not over-flowery. It’s just plain good writing that brings you into a world and makes you never want to leave. I didn’t want the book to end and I am eagerly anticipating the sequel.

Now im off to get my hands on everything else this author has written because I’m in LOVE.🤍

in my top 5 for 2023

I loved this story and it was so beautifully written. it was hard to become invested in Iris and C and I can't wait for more.

Wow

Amazing!!!! And the audio narration was perfect! I can’t wait for the second book. Major book hangover.