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The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
Fantasy romance
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
Hart is a marshal carrying messages from the dead, while Mercy is an undertaker keeping her family's business afloat in a strange frontier world. Their face-to-face encounters are combative, but anonymous letters create an intimacy neither recognizes. Monsters, grief, and professional exhaustion complicate the discovery that the person who understands them best may also be their favorite enemy. Wry and heartfelt, this fantasy romance suits an autumn evening for readers who enjoy epistolary courtship, rivals-to-lovers tension, unusual workplaces, and tenderness amid death.
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Romantic themes and kissing
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Bishop’s Bird Stump
Lemonade and ginger ale fizz around cucumber and mint for a garden-fresh pause.
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- Combine the noncarbonated ingredients in a glass or shaker and stir or shake until mixed. Pour over ice, top with any carbonated ingredient, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Use a matching citrus wheel, berry, or herb from the recipe when available.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Chapterhouse Amber Ale
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A mellow, malty pour suits a little enchantment and an escape from the everyday.
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- Pour into a clean pint glass and serve at the appropriate cool serving temperature.
- Garnish: None.
- Glassware: Pint glass.
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