Part of Mead Mishaps
First published 2023
Chari always rolled her eyes at those old stories where a princess sits in a tower waiting for rescue. She figured any sensible woman would just walk out. Then a dragon took her hostage, and suddenly those stories made a lot more sense. Turns out dragons do not simply let you leave when you feel like it. Chari spends her days looking for a way out, and when something on the horizon finally looks like a real escape route, it falls apart fast. The culprit is exactly what you would expect at this point: another dragon. What starts as a frustrating captivity story pivots into something warmer and stranger. Chari is sharp-tongued and practical, and she has zero interest in being saved by anyone. The tension between her stubbornness and the increasingly complicated situation she finds herself in drives every page. Kimberly Lemming writes fantasy romance with a comedic edge and genuine heat, and Chari is the kind of protagonist who argues with her circumstances rather than accepting them. The emotional core here is a woman who refused to be a passive heroine discovering that some situations demand she let someone else matter to her.
Genres: romance, fantasy, adult, adult-fiction, comedy, fantasy-romance
Vibes: charming, emotional, fast-paced, humorous, warm, witty
Tropes: banter, enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, slow-burn
243 pages · Kindle Edition · Jo Fletcher Books
Content warnings: kidnapping