A Rival Most Vial (The Side Quest Row #1)
R.K. Ashwick
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 27 ratings · 342 pages · Published: 20 Mar 2023

Any adventurer worth their sword knows about Ambrose Beake. The proud, quiet half-elf sells the best, and only, potions in the city—until a handsome new shopkeeper named Eli opens another potion shop across the street, throwing Ambrose’s peace and ledgers far off balance.
Within weeks, they’re locked in a war of price tags and products—Ambrose’s expertise against Eli’s effortless charm. Toil leads to trouble, the safety gloves come off, and right as their rivalry reaches a boiling point…
The mayor commissions them to brew a potion together.
The task is as complex as it is lucrative, pushing both men to the limits of their abilities and patience. Yet as the fires burn and cauldrons bubble…they find a different sort of chemistry brewing.
Tagged as:
- magic 10
- fantasy 10
- gay romance 8
- funny 7
- bisexuality 7
- grumpy & sunshine 7
- enemies to lovers 6
- sunny/happy hero 6
- grumpy/cold hero 6
- dual pov 5
- queer romance 4
- height difference 3
- slow burn 3
- workplace/office 3
- high fantasy 2
- new adult 2
- non-human hero 2
- monsters 2
- third person pov 2
- virgin hero 2
- found family 2
- shy hero 1
- working class hero 1
- orcs 1
- witches 1
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- content warnings
- past abuse 5
- past child neglect 3
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The 'The Side Quest Row' series
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orcs · office · third-person-pov · found-family · grumpy sunshine · witches · m-m · behind-doors · length-medium · queer · fantasy · sunny hero · magic · working class hero · dual-pov · monsters · sweet-hero · abduction · non-human-hero · height-difference
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