Authority (Southern Reach Trilogy #2) by Jeff VanderMeer Romantasy

Authority (Southern Reach Trilogy #2) by Jeff VanderMeer RomantasyAfter thirty years, the only human engagement with Area Xa seemingly malevolent landscape surrounded by an invisible border and mysteriously wiped clean of all signs of civilizationhas been a series of expeditions overseen by a government agency so secret it has almost been forgotten: the Southern Reach. Following the tumultuous twelfth expedition chronicled in Annihilation, the agency is in complete disarray. John Rodriguez (aka Control) is the

she has a shot at salvation

With this gothic coming—of—age tale

and angry gods are growing restless

she pretends she hasn’t heard him

which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack

The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever

The delightful charm of The Princess Bride meets the delicious bodyguard romance of From Blood and Ash in this cozy fantasy romance from New York Times bestselling author T

and resents her success

and surreal fan conventions—demons of the past be damned

Sebastian refuses to let anyone snatch this away

His debt has driven him to lie in wait by the old forest road

is the only one who sees it