Tavern Tale - a new book inspired by RPGs
A cozy fantasy Al Hess calls “Your next comfy read after Legends & Lattes.”
Tavern Tale is a new book by Kristina W. Kelly from Space Wizard Science Fantasy. Inspired by her love of RPGs, and doing the side quests before the main quest, she created this sapphic fantasy romance story set in her favorite season, autumn.
Within the book, a TTRPG scene is featured at the Sultry Sapphire, the tavern of Tavern Tale. The characters play Crossroads George, a game like Settlers of Catan meets Triple Triad from Final Fantasy. The cards feature action and resource cards and the deities from the world like the Goddess of Harvest, and the edges have elements and numbers that enhance the complexity of the game and its experience.
About Tavern Tale
What if the side quest is really the main quest?
Divine, a healer of the Goddess of Souls, has chased the thief who stole her talisman across half of Trelvania. The talisman is the key to accessing her magic well, and without it, she is powerless. While chasing her betrayer, former girlfriend, and servant of the Goddess of Condemnation, Divine meets Saph, a flirty tavern owner with an eyepatch and a proposition. Saph will help Divine locate her talisman if Divine helps her complete a mysterious quest in a chest.
Inspired by games like Skyrim, Final Fantasy, DND, and Dragon Age and set in scenic autumn, prepare for an adventure with gods and goddesses, deceitful exes, axe throwing, and fantastical creatures. Can Divine learn to trust again and find romance in the middle of finding her magic?
Available 1/7/2025 on KU, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Amazon.
