![]() When Elle saves Luc's life, they begin a dangerous collaboration, but their chemistry blooms. To heal them, he'll need to perform his job duties with unrelenting excellence and earn time off from his tyrannical boss. Half-elf Luc, the agency's top security expert, has his own secret: he's responsible for a curse laid from an old assignment. ![]() Nevertheless, she challenges herself by covertly outfitting Luc, her client and crush, with high-powered glyphs. ![]() Instead, she is underemployed as a mediocre magical calligrapher at the fairy temp agency. As a descendant of the Chinese god of medicine, ignored middle child Elle was destined to be a doctor. In her debut novel, Taiwanese American author Mia Tsai has created an unforgettable paranormal adventure that is full of humor, passion, and depth. ![]() This marks Tsai as a writer to watch." - Publishers Weekly "Overflowing with effervescent charm and sly humor, Bitter Medicine intoxicates with its steamy romance, globe-trotting adventure, family drama mystery, and a fabulously inventive world of magic inspired by cross-cultural lore." -Angela Mi Young Hur, author of Folklorn In this inspired contemporary fantasy, a Chinese immortal and a French elf try to balance new romance, familial loyalty, and workplace demands. With brilliantly developed, multifaceted characters a clever magic system and witty prose, the pages of this fantasy fly. "Sparks fly in Tsai's refreshing and enchanting paranormal debut. ![]()
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