TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tsai,Mia
TI  - Bitter medicine
SN  - 9781616963842
PY  - 2023///
CY  - San Francisco
PB  - Tachyon
KW  - Immortalism
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Elves
KW  - Secrecy
KW  - Magic
KW  - Gods, Chinese
KW  - Fantasy fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Paranormal fiction
KW  - Romance fiction
KW  - Novels
N2  - "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"--
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