01756cam a2200325 i 4500 763384350 TxGeo 20230406120000.0 230220s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781616963842 trade pbk. 1616963840 trade pbk. (OCoLC)1345555822 TxGeo rda Tsai, Mia, author. Bitter medicine / Mia Tsai. First edition. ©2023. San Francisco, CA : Tachyon, 2023. 324 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier As a descendant of the Chinese god of medicine, ignored middle child Elle 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. 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. 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. 20230419. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Elves Fiction. Romance fiction. Fantasy fiction. QS5