Planning a murder wasn’t supposed to lead to love.
Bored and weary, Reo is wandering the world, looking to rekindle the excitement of his thievery career. When a degenerate man offers him quick money to retrieve a bit of bark deep in the rainforest, Reo agrees. He isn’t prepared for the dryad that corners him among the trees, or the job she offers him.
Halira remembers when dryads weren’t hostile toward humans. If she can get rid of the enemy that caused the hostility, the Dryad Council will relent and bring her parents home. The thief she finds while patrolling the rainforest is the best hope she has, assuming he’s not secretly working for her enemy.
Teaming up is easy. Trusting each other isn’t, especially when their mutual attraction is as intertwined as the vines that hang from the trees. But when their best laid plans crumble, their lives are in more danger than their budding relationship ever was.
Love, Dryads & Murder is a closed-door romantasy comedy full of banter, sarcasm, and swoon-inducing kisses.
Tropes and Themes:
🌴Enemies to Lovers
🌴Morally Gray MCs
🌴Dryad Romantasy
🌴Older Characters (both in their 30s)
🌴ALL the Banter
🌴Romantasy Comedy
🌴Bright Fantasy World
🌴Closed Door Romance
🌴Low Spice Romance
Content Expectations:
🌴Several swoony, descriptive kisses throughout the book
🌴References to murder, killing and death
🌴Murder is committed
🌴His shirt comes off once, not while they are kissing
🌴Main Male Character is a thief and proud of his profession
🌴The promiscuity of dryads in lore is sub-textually addressed
🌴Sarcasm, sass, and banter abound
Enter the rainforest today!
🎵Book Playlist 🎶
Do you love book playlists? I live by music and this is the playlist I created to listen to while I wrote and edited this story. It’s got all the stabby vibes of this dryad romantasy. 🥰
Publishing Details
Title: Love, Dryads & Murder
Author: Elaine Canyon
Publisher: Elaine Canyon
eBook ISBN: 978-1-963576-05-4
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-963576-06-1
Publish Year: 2025
Genre: romantasy; romantasy comedy; dryad romantasy; fantasy romance; closed door romantasy
Paperback Length: 266 pages
ASIN: B0F4J3TTRG
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