Tusk Love (Critical Role Hardcover)

(W) Thea Guanzon, Critical Role. 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.