NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A merchant’s daughter who yearns for adventure gets more than she
bargained for when she falls for a broodingly handsome stranger in this saucy romantasy from
the author of The Hurricane Wars . This gorgeous hardcover edition features beautiful
designed endpapers and a reversible jacket with in-world fan art by Jester Lavorre. “A true
delight of a book! Spicy and heartfelt—this one is a winner all around.”—Katee Robert author
of Neon Gods As the daughter of an ambitious merchant Guinevere’s path has been
predetermined: marry into a noble house of the Dwendalian Empire raise her family’s station
and live quietly as a lordling’s obedient wife. But Guinevere longs for a life unbounded by
expectations for freedom and passion and adventure. Those distant dreams become a sudden
reality when her caravan is beset by bandits leaving her guards slain and Guinevere stranded
alone on the dangerous Amber Road. Her only chance of survival is to travel alongside Oskar
the aloof half-orc who saved her during the attack. Unlike Guinevere Oskar’s path is not so
set in stone. With his mother dead and his apprenticeship abandoned all that’s left is a long
lonely walk to a land he’s never seen to find family he’s never met. The last thing he needs is
a spoiled waif like Guinevere slowing him down—even if the spark between them sizzles with
promise. Despite his cold exterior Oskar is brave and thoughtful and unlike anyone Guinevere
has ever met. And while Guinevere may be sheltered she brings out a softness in him that he
has never dared to feel before. As the flames of their passion grow they realize that soon
they’ll need to choose between their expected destinations or their blossoming romance.
Written by New York Times bestselling author Thea Guanzon at the behest of Critical Role’s
Jester Lavorre Tusk Love brings the most romantic story on Exandrian bookshelves to life.
