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The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
Series · 3 books · 2022-2025

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#1

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

2022

Hart is a marshal, tasked with patrolling the strange and magical wilds of Tanria. It’s an unforgiving job, and Hart’s got nothing but time to ponder his loneliness. Mercy never has a moment to herself. She’s been single-handedly keeping Birdsall & Son Undertakers afloat in defiancé of sullen jerks like Hart, who seems to have a gift for showing up right when her patience is thinnest. After yet another exasperating run-in with Mercy, Hart finds himself penning a letter addressed simply to “A Friend”. Much to his surprise, an anonymous letter comes back in return, and a tentative friendship is born. If only Hart knew he’s been baring his soul to the person who infuriates him most – Mercy. As the dangers from Tanria grow closer, so do the unlikely correspondents. But can their blossoming romance survive the fated discovery that their pen pals are their worst nightmares – each other?
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#2

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank

2024

From the author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy comes a heartwarming fantasy with a best friends\-to\-lovers rom com twist\-\-When Harry Met Sally, but with dragons!—set in the delightful demigod and donut\-filled world of Tanria. The entire town of Eternity was shocked when widowed, middle\-aged Twyla Banneker partnered up with her neighbor and best friend, Frank Ellis, to join the Tanrian Marshals. Eight years later, Twyla and Frank are still patrolling the dangerous land of Tanria, the former prison of the Old Gods. Twyla might look like a small town mom who brings cheesy potatoes to funerals and whips up a batch of cookies for the school bake sale, but her rewarding career in law enforcement has been a welcome change from the domestic grind of mom life, despite the misgivings of her grown children. Fortunately (or unfortunately) a recent decrease in on\-the\-job peril has made Twyla and Frank's job a lot safer ... and a lot less exciting. So when they discover the body of one of their fellow marshals covered in liquid glitter\-\-and Frank finds himself the inadvertent foster dad to a baby dragon\-\-they are more than happy to be back on the beat. Soon, the friends wind up ensnared in a nefarious plot that goes far deeper than any lucrative Tanrian mineshaft. But as the danger closes in and Twyla and Frank's investigation becomes more complicated, so does their easy friendship. And Twyla starts to realize that her true soul mate might just be the person who has lived next door all along...
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#3

The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam

2025

From the author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy comes a new heartwarming fantasy rom\-com with an opposites\-attract twist set in the delightful world of Tanria. Immortal demigod Rosie Fox has been patrolling Tanria for decades, but lately, the job has been losing its luster. After one hundred and fifty\-seven years of being alive, everything is beginning to lose its luster. When Rosie dies (again) by electrocution (again) after poking around inside a portal choked with shadowy thorns only she can see, she feels stuck in the rut that is her unending life. Thanks to Rosie’s meddling, the portal’s inventor, Dr. Adam Lee, must come in person to repair the damage. When all the portals begin to break down, he declares an emergency evacuation of Tanria. In the mad rush to get out, Rosie and Adam end up trapped inside the Mist. Together. And uptight Adam Lee in his bespoke menswear seems to know a lot more about what’s happening than he lets on…. Rosie is determined to crack the shell of his cool exterior. But the more she learns about Adam, the more she realizes that they both have personal histories as tangled and thorny as the plant that has them trapped inside the Mist. Maybe two people who have found themselves stuck in this life can find a way to unstick each other … just when their time on this earth seems to be running out.

Author

Megan Bannen
Megan Bannen
Author · 6 books
Megan Bannen is an award-winning author of speculative fiction. In addition to her many years working as a public librarian, she has sold luggage, written grants, and taught English at home and abroad. In her spare time, she apparently enjoys collecting graduate degrees from various Kansas universities. Megan lives in the Kansas City area with her family and more pets than is reasonable. You can find her online at www.meganbannen.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram: @meganbannen.
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