The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam

by Megan Bannen

Overview

From the author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy comes a new heartwarming fantasy rom-com with an opposites-attract twist set in the delightful, donut- and dragon-filled world of Tanria. 

Immortal demigod Rosie Fox has been patrolling Tanria for decades, but lately, the job has been losing its luster. When Rosie dies (again) by electrocution (again) after poking around inside a portal choked with shadowy thorns, she feels stuck in the rut that is her unending life.
 
The portal’s uptight creator, Adam Lee, must come in person to repair the damage. But when all the portals break down at once, Rosie and Adam wind up trapped inside the Mist. And the reticent inventor in his bespoke menswear seems to know a lot more about what’s happening than he lets on.
 
Maybe two people who have found themselves stuck in this thorny, tangled life together can find a way to unstick each other … just when their time on this earth seems to be running out.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316568272
Publisher:	Orbit
Publication date:	07/08/2025
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.09(d)

About the Author

Megan Bannen is a former public librarian and an award-winning author of speculative fiction. Her work has been selected for the RUSA Reading List, the Indies Introduce list, and the Kids’ Indie Next List, along with numerous best-of-the-year compilations. While most of her professional career has been spent behind a reference desk, she has also sold luggage, written grants, collected a few graduate degrees from various Kansas universities, and taught English at home and abroad. She lives in the Kansas City area with her family and more pets than is reasonable.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Megan Bannen: 

“This series is playfully unique, delightfully steamy, utterly romantic, and overall unmissable!” —Ali Hazelwood

"Truly outstanding romantic fantasy." —India Holton 

"An unabashedly offbeat adventure." —Freya Marske

"I cried twice and smiled plenty." —Olivia Atwater 

 

From the Publisher

04/01/2025

Rosie Fox has been alive for over a century as an immortal demigod. She has spent the last several decades in the Tanria Marshal Service, where she has died more times than any of her partners have thought were necessary. When her most recent death fries the West Station's portal leading into Tanria, she is assigned the duty of watching over their eccentric inventor, Adam Lee. Rosie is certain there is more to the impeccably dressed and attractive Adam than he is willing to let on. When all the portals begin to jam, Rosie, her partner Duckers, and Adam become trapped inside the Mist while investigating. With a god as a father whom she doesn't want anyone to know about and the growing tangle between her and Adam, she begins to wonder if his mysteries will solve more than their current problem. VERDICT In the third heartfelt entry of the delightful "Hart and Mercy" series (following The Undermining of Twyla and Frank), Bannen brings readers back to Eternity a decade after the events in the last installment to dive deeper into the mythology surrounding the old and new gods. Hand this romance/fantasy to readers who enjoy unconventional main characters, opposites-attract romances, and novels that explore complicated family relationships.—Morgan Lockard

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