An Instant #1 New York Times USA Today and Indie Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 An Amazon Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2023 When an injury throws a young battle-hungry orc off her chosen path she may find that what we need isnt always what we seek. Set in the world of New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes Travis Baldrees Bookshops & Bonedust takes us on a journey of high fantasy first loves and secondhand books. Vivs career with the notorious mercenary company Rackams Ravens isnt going as planned. Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer shes packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk--so far from the action that she worries shell never be able to return to it. Whats a thwarted soldier of fortune to do? Spending her hours at a beleaguered bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted but it may be both exactly what she needs and the seed of changes she couldnt possibly imagine. Still adventure isnt all that far away. A suspicious traveler in gray a gnome with a chip on her shoulder a summer fling and an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected. Take a break from epic battles and saving the world. This is a low-stakes fantasy that delivers exactly whats advertised: a wholesome cozy novel that feels like a warm hug. This is my new comfort read.--Genevieve Gornichec author of The Witchs Heart on Legends & Lattes
