That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human

by Kimberly Lemming

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

The delicious Mead Mishaps series reaches the third installation, blending a cozy fantasy into a spicy romance, with dragons and monsters aplenty.

When a spirited young woman with a penchant for adventure finds herself locked away in a dragon’s tower, she realizes that fate has a peculiar sense of humor when it comes to her romantic prospects, in this laugh-out-loud fantasy rom-com.
 
All children are told fairytales. Some are epic adventures with high stakes and exciting twists, while others are tales of pitiful princesses trapped in boring towers pining for their Prince Charmings to come and rescue them. Growing up, Cherry always hated those stories. Why didn’t the princesses just get up and rescue themselves? Little did she know that her own fate would take an ironically similar turn. Because now, here she is. Stuck. In a tower. Turns out, when a dragon holds you hostage, he doesn’t just let you get up and leave.
 
Who knew?
 
And just when Cherry thinks she sees hope on the horizon, that hope is smashed to bits by—you guessed it—another damn dragon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316570350
Publisher:	Orbit
Publication date:	03/05/2024
Series:	Mead Mishaps , #3
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	9,081
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Kimberly Lemming is on an eternal quest to avoid her calling as a main character. She can be found giving the slip to that new werewolf that just blew into town and refusing to make eye contact with a prince of a far-off land. Dodging aliens looking for Earth booty can really take up a girl's time.

But when she’s not running from fate, she can be found writing diverse fantasy romance. Or just shoveling chocolate in her maw until she passes out on the couch.

Editorial Reviews

"Lemming’s latest is a gleefully flirty romp through a fantasyland tinged with shades of Diana Wynne Jones and Heather Fawcett...A concentrated burst of monster-loving, enemies-to-lovers fun." 
 
 —Kirkus

“One of the freshest voices in fantasy romance! This book has it all: spice, humor, and a world I want to get lost in!”—Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling author

"A hilarious, down-to-earth romance with magic, adventure, and intrigue. What's not to love?"—Talia Hibbert, New York Times bestselling author

“Sexy, witty, and fun as hell—That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon is the instant mood-boost we all need.”—Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author

“Hilarious, hot and full of heart, That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon is exactly what you need in your life. Right now. Go pick it up because it is the cure to any reading funk and might even clear up acne. I’m serious. It’s that good.” —Avery Flynn, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author

"Delightfully spicy and full of heart, this is the perfect escapist fantasy rom-com—a must-read series for readers who always roll to seduce when they play D&D. Cozy fantasy fans look no further."—Nadia El-Fassi, author of Best Hex Ever

From the Publisher

2024-01-05
Hijinks abound when a prickly dragon-shifter accidentally claims his fated mate without wooing her first.

Fiery and a little reckless, Cherry Hotpepper has spent the last five years cooped up in an aging dragon-shifter’s island tower. Her captor has never said a word to her, and she isn’t entirely sure why he hasn’t eaten her. Yet every escape attempt ends the same way: with someone forcefully returning her to the dragon’s keep. So when another dragon-shifter shows up and offers to help her get home, Cherry leaps at the chance, but she’s already drugged the newcomer with a powerful hallucinogen. Little does she know that Dante Remnac can barely keep his hands off her—and that was even before he was doped up. In the aftermath of a monumental war, Dante’s few remaining friends have all found human women to love. Even so, he hasn’t been actively looking for a bride; stumbling upon his fated mate while visiting his father’s old friend Gideon was merely a happy accident. Still riding high on an ayahuasca trip that sees him chastised by a talking banana after his arms crawl away from him, Dante bites Cherry’s neck, sharing his magic with her and jump-starting their honeymoon...before he’s even learned her last name. Readers in search of character-driven stories will find much to love here, as Cherry, Dante, and a wide cast of secondary characters are all fully realized people. Unwilling to put her family in danger by telling her new husband where they live, Cherry waffles between wanting to escape and yearning for more of Dante’s—literally—electrifying touch. Neither of them realizes her sister is married to his friend, leading to an abundance of miscommunication that never betrays the novel’s overall coziness. Lemming’s latest is a gleefully flirty romp through a fantasyland tinged with shades of Diana Wynne Jones and Heather Fawcett.

A concentrated burst of monster-loving, enemies-to-lovers fun.

Kirkus Reviews