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 New York Times bestselling
author of The Hurricane Wars . This gorgeous hardcover edition features a reversible jacket
with illustrated in-world fan art by Jester Lavorre. As the daughter of an ambitious merchant
Guinevere has a predetermined path: 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 an aloof half-orc who saved her during the attack. Unlike Guinevere’s path
Oskar’s is not set in stone. With his mother dead and his apprenticeship abandoned all that’s
left for him 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 thoughtful and
unlike anyone Guinevere has ever met. And while Guinevere may be sheltered she brings out a
softness in Oskar 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 and 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.
