The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

This fantasy romance is part You’ve Got Mail, part Pushing Daisies, and part The Princess Bride. Mercy Birdsall and Hart Ralston clashed from the moment they met, but when lonely Hart writes an unaddressed, heartfelt letter to “a friend,” it magically lands in Mercy’s hands. Thus begins their anonymous, secret courtship in which they fall in love through letters while fuming at each other in real life. Set in a fantasy world with a warm cast of side characters and lots of dead things (Mercy is an undertaker, after all), this cozy novel combines detailed world-building with a grumpy-sunshine romance. (Open door.)