An Instant #1 New York Times,USA Todayand 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 youngbattle-hungry orc off her chosen pathshe may find that what we need isn’t always what we seek. Set in the world of New York Times bestselling Legends & LattesTravis Baldree’s Bookshops & Bonedust takes us on a journey of high fantasyfirst lovesand secondhand books. Viv’s career with the notorious mercenary company Rackam’s Ravens isn’t going as planned. Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancershe’s packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of MurkΓÇöso far from the action that she worries she’ll never be able to return to it. What’s 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 predictedbut it may be both exactly what she needs and the seed of changes she couldn’t possibly imagine. Stilladventure isn’t all that far away. A suspicious traveler in graya gnome with a chip on her shouldera summer flingand an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected. ΓÇ£Take a break from epic battles and saving the world. This is a low-stakes fantasy that delivers exactly what’s advertised: a wholesomecozy novel that feels like a warm hug. This is my new comfort read.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöGenevieve Gornichecauthor of The Witch’s Hearton Legends & Lattes