Bromantasy Maire Roche 9780008827472

Bromantasy is a cozy, queer fantasy about the mortifying ordeal of being known by your totally platonic best friend and the epic quest that might force you to confront the truth.

Fellas, is it OK to kiss your bff while on a quest through the forest you're unqualified for?

Juniper O'Reilly is good at only two things: demolishing a pint of mead and finding the perfect skincare routine. Everything else - taking care of the farm, bartering for goods, any sort of manual labour - falls to Juniper's best friend, the absurdly capable, endlessly patient Mo Elmthorn.

But when Juniper accidentally volunteers them both for a quest to kill a fearsome monster, he knows he's finally gotten in over his head. Juniper hates camping, he hates the dark, and there's no way all these foraged mushrooms are going to sit well in his stomach. One thing he doesn't hate? How good Mo's thighs look in his questing pants - he doesn't have time to think about that, though, with a monster to hunt and their futures on the line.

But monsters come in all shapes and sizes. When Juniper and Mo realize that the terrifying beast they've sworn to kill is just a scared little girl torn from her family, they're off to find not only the true villain of the story, but maybe even a happy ending.

👬Totally platonic best friends that just happen to greatly admire each other ...

💞 Golden retriever x black cat energy

🔮 Cosy fantasy worlds

🧝 Impossible quests

🐲 Dragons (both fearsome and cute)

🤣 Laugh-out-loud romances

'A deliciously cozy fantasy romp brimming with charm, cheese, anti-monarchical sentiment, and two bros spectacularly failing their quest to pretend they aren't in love with one other' Rebecca Podos, bestselling author of Homegrown Magic

'By turns hilarious and heartfelt, with jokes for days, sly references to our world (SMART goals for a quest! Scrolling via actual scrolls!), and absolutely loveable best bros - who are just friends who like to wrestle, of course - this joyful romp of an adventure made me laugh so much. I couldn't put it down!' Jamie Pacton, bestselling author of The Absinthe Underground and Homegrown Magic

'Chock full of cosiness, fun, found family, skincare mishaps, and totally platonic wrestling with a bro that Juniper definitely doesn't want to kiss' August Bloom, author of The Tiny Magic Bookshop

Maire Roche is a former teacher who now dreams up new worlds and characters for a living. When she is not writing stories that are both magical and at least a little silly, Maire enjoys running, teaching martial arts, and curating a growing collection of memes for any occasion. Maire lives in St. Paul with her wife and their very disagreeable cat, Lulu. She also writes thrillers and mysteries under the name Mary E. Roach.

'A deliciously cozy fantasy romp brimming with charm, cheese, anti-monarchical sentiment, and two bros spectacularly failing their quest to pretend they aren't in love with one other' Rebecca Podos, bestselling author of Homegrown Magic

'By turns hilarious and heartfelt, with jokes for days, sly references to our world (SMART goals for a quest! Scrolling via actual scrolls!), and absolutely loveable best bros - who are just friends who like to wrestle, of course - this joyful romp of an adventure made me laugh so much. I couldn't put it down!' Jamie Pacton, bestselling author of The Absinthe Underground and Homegrown Magic

'Chock full of cosiness, fun, found family, skincare mishaps, and totally platonic wrestling with a bro that Juniper definitely doesn't want to kiss' August Bloom, author of The Tiny Magic Bookshop

'Fan for life' J. Elle

'A must-read talent' Ashley Herring Blake