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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Ink, boundaries, and a customer who truly matters
Chapter 3: A fixer’s gratitude and a hidden oath
Chapter 4: Paris, privacy, and names that truly matter
Chapter 5: A gala, a ghost, and a complication dressed in red
Chapter 6: Work nights, love language, and the lie that steals time
Chapter 7: A brother’s mirror and a protection plan in ink
Chapter 8: The cost of power and the grace found in soup
Chapter 9: A harpy, a conscience, and drawing a line in the sand
Chapter 10: The oasis and the children who never truly wake
Chapter 11: Family math and the cost that comes with choice
Chapter 12: Strasbourg, a first date, and the first true yes
Chapter 13: Confessions and what it costs to tell the truth
Chapter 14: The oasis again: not a miracle, but a diagnosis
Chapter 15: Control, compulsion, and a bargain she won’t accept
Chapter 16: A fixer’s fall and a lover’s steady catch
Chapter 17: San Francisco, small beginnings, and saying no with grace
Chapter 18: A gentler rescue: flan, rest, and repeat
Chapter 19: A peach, a boundary, and finding a better answer
Chapter 20: Breaking the chain while honoring the promise
Chapter 21: The final no and the very first true yes
Chapter 22: Pizza maps, jasmine tea, and the ongoing work of staying
Chapter 23: Sunlight, sketch lines, and answering the doorbell
Description
Elle Mei is a magical calligrapher working far below her ability for one reason: to keep her brother safe. Luc Villois is Roland & Riddle’s most feared fixer—the quiet blade that closes impossible cases—who still dreams of a different life. When a near-fatal mission brings Luc to Elle’s door, gratitude turns into a commission, a confession, and then a choice that neither of them can outrun. Set between Raleigh, Manhattan, and Paris, and guided by a sphinx on an oasis outside time, Bitter Medicine blends diasporic Chinese magic, fae politics, and a tender, deeply earned romance. It’s about siblings finding their way back from grief, lovers choosing each other against a system built to keep them apart, and a man deciding who he is when he isn’t a weapon. If you’re looking for a 30-minute narrative that feels like a late-night talk with a friend—complete with laughs, tears, and a satisfying exhale—you’re in the right place.
Who Should Listen
- Fans of fantasy romance who love slow-burn chemistry with real stakes
- Readers of urban fantasy built on culture, craft, and found family
- Listeners who want a love story where care, consent, and boundaries drive the plot