Description

Set in a magical zoo teeming with mythical beasts from dragons and unicorns to kelpies and krakens The Phoenix Keeper is afierce joy of a cozy fantasynovel with a soulrestoring queer romance at its heart for fans ofThe House in the Cerulean Sea and Legends and Lattes

As head phoenix keeper at a worldrenowned zoo for magical creatures Ailas childhood dream of conserving critically endangered firebirds seems closer than ever Theres just one glaring caveat her zoos breeding program hasnt functioned for a decade When a tragic phoenix heist sabotages the flagship initiative at a neighboring zoo Aila must prove her derelict facilities are fit to take the reins

But saving an entire species from extinction requires more than stellar animal handling skills Carnivorous water horses tempestuous thunderhawks mischievous dragons Aila has no problem wrangling beasts But mustering the courage to ask for help from the hotshot griffin keeper at the zoos most popular exhibit Virtually impossible

Especially when that hotshot griffin keeper happens to be her archrival from college Luciana an annoyingly brooding and insufferable knowitall with the face of a goddess whos convinced that Ailas beloved phoenix would serve their cause better as an active performer rather than as a passive conservation exhibit With the world watching and the threat of poachers looming Ailas success is no longer merely a matter of keeping her job

She is the keeper of the phoenix and the future of a species and her love life now rests on her shoulders