Love, Death, and Other Delays

Warrior Rhea Thorn has three days to bring a sacred Sunseed home before her town’s failing ward collapses. Then she discovers the relic is keeping cheerful undead courier Nico alive, while paladin Cassian insists both belong in his custody. Saving Briarwell now means traveling with two dangerously appealing men whose histories, rules, and secrets complicate every step. Their uneasy alliance leads toward a lantern keeper who may know how to divide the Sunseed safely. Along the road, old grievances surface, attraction grows, and Rhea must keep the quest moving without treating either man as a problem to solve