About The Book
Sage has made her living as a ranger, moving constantly between adventuring parties, but has never had the chance to lead one of her own. So when she’s offered the opportunity to assemble a crew and recover a rare magical artifact, it feels like a dream come true. There’s just one problem: the quest leads straight into the most inhospitable part of the kingdom, with winter fast approaching.
Araphi has always loved music, in defiance of her powerful family’s expectations. All she wants is one last chance to perform before she has to wed to a man she does not love. Answering a call for a bard seems like the perfect escape―until she discovers it’s for an adventuring party, led by the woman she hasn’t been able to stop thinking about since she first laid eyes on her.
As danger mounts and trust is tested, their newly formed band must learn to work together―or fail. And amid the chaos, Sage and Araphi must decide whether the greatest risk of all is falling for each other.
About the Author
Jamie Pacton (Author)
Jamie Pacton (she/her) is an award-nominated Young Adult and Middle Grade author who lives in Wisconsin with her family. Her YA contemporary books include the forthcoming Furious, Lucky Girl and The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly. Her YA fantasy novels include The Absinthe Underground and The Vermilion Emporium. When she’s not writing, reading, baking, or playing D&D, she teaches English at the college level.
Rebecca Podos (Author)
Rebecca Podos (she/they) is the Lambda Literary Award-winning and Cybils Award-winning author of YA novels. Her latest releases are the co-edited anthology Fools in Love (Running Press Kids) and the award-winning YA fantasy novel From Dust, a Flame (Balzer + Bray), as well as a story in the YA fairy tale anthology At Midnight. Furious, a contemporary YA co-written with Jamie, is her next release. By day, she’s an agent at the Rees Literary Agency.
