*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* __________ "Spicy heartfelt and laugh-out-loud
funny" KATEE ROBERT "The perfect grumpy meets sunshine swashbuckling romantasy" NADIA
EL-FASSI "Thea Guanzon can convert me to any fandom" JULIE SOTO __________ 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 Sunday Times bestselling author
of The Hurricane Wars . 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 Sunday 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.
__________ "Spice so hot you look over your shoulder to make sure no one else is looking"
ELAYNA R. GALLEA "Will have you giggling and kicking your feet" XIRAN JAY ZHAO "I would die
for Guinevere. And Oskar. And Thea too. Her writing puts me in a chokehold every time." NISHA
J. TULI Sunday Times bestseller July 2025
