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From Jeff's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Unknown Author Why Jeff loves this book

Seeing the "other side" of adventurers, when the main characters have grown weary of battling monsters, fetch quests and escort missions, the sleeping on the cold hard ground and just want a change of pace in their life. What is an adventurer to do when they retire the adventuring life? They open up a business of course!
The trials and tribulations of starting a business, especially one no one has heard of in a new town and seeing the world from the eyes of a shop keeper who has hung her sword up (quite literally) over the bar, instead of from the battlefield.

By Travis Baldree ,

Why should I read it?

28 authors picked Legends & Lattes as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

High fantasy, low stakes - with a double-shot of coffee.

After decades of adventuring, Viv the orc barbarian is finally hanging up her sword for good. Now she sets her sights on a new dream - for she plans to open the first coffee shop in the city of Thune. Even though no one there knows what coffee actually is.

If Viv wants to put the past behind her, she can't go it alone. And help might arrive from unexpected quarters. Yet old rivals and new stand in the way of success. And Thune's shady underbelly could make it all…


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The High House by James Stoddard,

The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

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Aj Geick

From Aj's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Unknown Author Why Aj loves this book

This book was an absolute delight as a mash up of mystery, historical fiction, and a classic retelling.

By Christina Dodd ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked A Daughter of Fair Verona as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

I’m the eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet. Yes, that Romeo and Juliet. No, they didn’t die in the tomb. They’re alive and well and living in fair Verona with their six wildly impetuous children and me, their nineteen-year-old daughter Rosaline…

“Fun, funny, charming, and absolutely delightful. If you’re looking for a novel to sweep you away and lift your spirits, look no further.” – KRISTIN HANNAH, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Knives Out meets Bridgerton in Fair Verona, as New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd kicks off a frothy, irreverent, witty new series with an irresistible premise—told…


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