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Ambush or Adore
Historical fantasy romance novella
Ambush or Adore
Book 3 of the Delightfully Deadly series
After decades as a legendary operative, Agatha Woosmoss hopes to retire before age and old injuries make the choice for her. Scholarly Pillover Plumleigh-Teignmott has quietly loved her since their school days, though her disappearances and his reserve have kept them apart. When danger follows Agatha home, Pillover offers both practical refuge and the possibility of a life neither believed they could claim. Tender, mature, and espionage-laced, this Parasolverse romance suits adult readers who enjoy long-held devotion, older protagonists, wounded spies, patient heroes, and second chances built on understanding rather than youthful illusion.
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Violence, old injuries, grief, mature romantic and sexual content, and peril
Alcohol-Free Pour
Apple-Cinnamon Tea
Apple and cinnamon tea offer domestic warmth for Agatha and Pillover's long-delayed chance at a quieter life together.
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- Steep the black tea with the cinnamon stick. Stir in warmed apple juice and garnish with an apple slice.
- Garnish: Apple slice and cinnamon stick.
- Glassware: Mug.
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Honeyed Reading Mead
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
For adult readers, traditional honey mead offers a golden, gently celebratory companion to Agatha and Pillover's patient devotion and chance to build a quieter life.
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- 4 oz traditional honey mead
- Orange peel, optional ↗
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- Pour into a small wine glass. Serve chilled or at the temperature recommended on your chosen bottle.
- Enjoy plain, or add a strip of orange peel if desired.
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