This is the prequel to Legends and Lattes, when Viv is a young, dumb, mercenary, and gets herself injured. The merc company she’s running with leaves her in the town of Murk to recover.
What follows is as much of a nice warm hug of a book as the last one, as Viv helps the owner of the local bookstore turn things around, has a nice little romance with the local baker, and ends up slaying the enemy her entire merc company has been after in the process. It’s a lovely little story perfect for a winter read.