03006cam a2200325 4500 1110767535 TxAuBib 20240110120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781616963859 1616963859 B0B8TBFJ69 Amazon 69a2b48c-2f9f-4210-905e-5e0f1025eb18 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9216253 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Tsai, Mia. Bitter Medicine [Libby]. Tachyon Publications, 2023. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1940kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:<b><i>[STARRED REVIEW] "Sparks fly in Tsai's refreshing and enchanting paranormal debut.... With brilliantly developed, multifaceted characters; a clever magic system; and witty prose, the pages of this fantasy fly. This marks Tsai as a writer to watch."</i></b><br /> —<b>Publishers Weekly</b><br /> <b><i>"There are so many joys in this paranormal. The wealth of languages, mythologies, religions and magicks are a weight that balances the emotional tenderness."</i></b><br /> —<b><i>New York Times Book Review</i></b><br /> <b><i>In this inspired contemporary fantasy, a Chinese immortal and a French elf try to balance new romance, familial loyalty, and workplace demands. In her debut novel, Taiwanese American author Mia Tsai has created an unforgettable paranormal adventure that is full of humor, passion, and depth.</i></b><br /> As a descendant of the Chinese god of medicine, ignored middle child Elle Jiang was destined to be a doctor. Instead, she is underemployed as a mediocre magical calligrapher at the fairy temp agency. Nevertheless, she challenges herself by covertly outfitting Luc, her client and crush, with high-powered glyphs.<br /> Half-elf Luc, the agency's top security expert, has his own secret: he's responsible for a curse laid from an old assignment. To heal them, he'll need to perform his job duties with unrelenting excellence and earn time off from his tyrannical boss.<br /> When Elle saves Luc's life, they begin a dangerous collaboration, but their chemistry blooms. Happiness, for once, is an option for them both. But Elle is loyal to her family, and Luc is bound by his true name. To win freedom from duty, they must make unexpected sacrifices. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-01-10 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=69a2b48c-2f9f-4210-905e-5e0f1025eb18&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=69a2b48c-2f9f-4210-905e-5e0f1025eb18&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=69a2b48c-2f9f-4210-905e-5e0f1025eb18&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)