Tale of the Country Doctor: World of Heavenfall

Book excerpt: Following the events of Tale of the Hidden Village. Spoilers ahead. Tincrown has spent the last decade living in a remote village with only his predecessor’s romance novels for company. He once traded a promising career for a lack of privacy and a clean conscience, and he’s never looked back. When the Emerald Flame arrives in the sleepy town, however, the doctor finds himself drawn to the quiet investigator. Where others see a social outcast, Tincrown discovers a kindred spirit with a shared affinity for literature, botany, and tea. He has spent a lifetime healing wounds, and he’s convinced that the balm for a restless mind is a patient heart. He only has until the autumn equinox to convince Emerald that his affection is real.