All Downhill From Here

When a diplomatic conference gets derailed by an avalanche, native groundskeeper Leif and visiting knight Thorn end up buried together in the snow. The good news: Leif knows how to survive in the wilderness, and Thorn knows enough of the language to take directions. The bad news: a concussion, divided loyalties, malfunctioning magic, and any vampires that find them are legally allowed to eat them. More

Leif is a groundskeeper at a mountain resort, in a country where they drill you on wilderness-survival skills from grade school. He respects the local vampire aristocrats, keeps his head down, and always follows the rules – even rules that servants aren’t technically supposed to know about.

Thorn is a knight from a neighboring superpower, visiting as part of a diplomatic summit. He has a magic sword, a passable knowledge of the local language...and, now, a concussion. Buried together in an avalanche, he and Leif must figure out how to work together, in spite of cultural differences, international mistrust, and hilarious mispronunciations.

Fantasy survival hurt/comfort, with romantic tension in between the mortal peril. Combines magic crystals and flying reindeer with social media and protein bars.

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(Content notes: moderately graphic violence/injuries.)