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The Undermining of Twyla and Frank

By Megan Bannen
The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen digital book - Fable

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From the author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy comes a heartwarming fantasy with a best friends-to-lovers rom com twist set in the delightful demigod and donut-filled world of Tanria.

The entire town of Eternity was shocked when widowed, middle-aged Twyla Banneker partnered up with her neighbor and best friend, Frank Ellis, to join the Tanrian Marshals. Eight years later, Twyla’s rewarding career patrolling the strange land of Tanria remains a welcome change from the domestic grind of mom life, despite the misgivings of her grown children.

Fortunately (or unfortunately) a recent decrease in on-the-job peril has made Twyla and Frank's job a lot safer ... and a lot less exciting. So when they discover the body of one of their fellow marshals near an enormous footprint—and Frank finds himself the inadvertent foster dad to a baby dragon—they are grateful to be back in action.
 
Soon, the friends wind up ensnared in a nefarious plot that goes far deeper than any lucrative Tanrian mineshaft. But as danger closes in and Twyla and Frank's investigation becomes more complicated, so does their easy friendship. And Twyla starts to realize that her true soul mate might be the person who has lived next door all along...

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Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes“Frank and Twyla are adorable. I love them as friends, individually and together. This story was great, but it's hard to top Hart and Mercy's story for me.”
“Main protagonists in their 50s! Both have been previously married, one widowed and one divorced, both with adult children. They have been neighbors through all of those life changes, now co-workers and best friends. I love their easy comfort with each other, how they look out for each other and can laugh and have fun. Unlike the first book which was dual POV, this is told from Twyla’s perspective. I would have loved to hear Frank’s inner thoughts, but even so it was vividly clear that he held a torch for her throughout the story. I really appreciated Twyla’s journey in navigating her relationship with Frank, her adult children, and most importantly herself. She’s still figuring out who she is and what she wants outside of her roles to other people. There were also some really fun parts, Duckers was a fantastic character to be able to revisit. I loved the humor and dramatics he brought to the story.”

About Megan Bannen

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.

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