Errant by L.K. Fleet

3 Out of 5 Stars

Summary

Aspen Silverglade used to be a force for good, but now she’s just a sword for hire. On the run from the people she once trusted most, she needs to keep her head down and keep moving.

But old habits are hard to quit. One night in a tavern, Aspen tries to save a woman from some unwanted attention. The woman, Charm Linville, is in the middle of a subtle and delicate act of thievery, and she does not appreciate Aspen blundering in.

The disastrous and public rescue-gone-wrong makes the townspeople think Aspen and Charm are a couple. This mistake sets Aspen’s bloodthirsty betrayers on Charm’s trail, tying the two of them together.

Even if Aspen can’t run from her past any longer, Charm shouldn’t have to suffer. Despite Aspen’s determination to work alone, Charm insists on helping—and she has a past of her own. The two of them don’t care for each other’s methods, but as they journey through the villages and wildernesses of Falland, solving problems and meeting magical friends and foes, Aspen and Charm grudgingly come to care for each other. Can these two guarded, stubborn women admit their feelings, or will Aspen’s enemies kill them first?

 

Review

 

Errant (volume one) features two novellas penned by a combination of three authors: Felicia Davin, K.R. Collins, and Valentine Wheeler under the name L.K. Fleet.

In a series of mistaken heroics, Aspen attempts to save Charm from what she believes to be unwanted attention. As it turns out, Aspen interrupted Charm in the middle of pickpocketing her latest victim. In effort to cover, Charm pronounces Aspen as her wife. This marks the start the wild journey they end up on together.

This is a lighter fantasy filled with mischief, tropes, and adventure. Aspen and Charm annoy each other in the best ways. I got an absolute kick out of the pair of them. The romance was a little lighter and there were no spicy scenes in this volume (but I read there may be some in the next!). It was a little campy at times, but I feel like that’s what made this a fun and easy read.

What I had wished for was full length novels. With a novella you get dropped into the story and action without much build up. There was so much about Aspen and Charm that I feel like we weren’t able to learn about them. Perhaps in volume two?

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