Magical artifacts are incredibly important for the aristocracy to maintain their power, but Aspeth's lordly father has gone and gambled all of theirs away. To save her family's reputation and their holdings, Aspeth and her maid run off to the city to join the Royal Artifactual Guild to try to track down some new artifacts. Only problem is that they're a bit of a boys club and don't take too kindly to a plucky young woman trying to join up. The only way she can do it is if she joins the class led by the one woman in the guild, and finds a willing chaperone. Enter Hawk, a minotaur who needs to find a mate before the rutting season starts a month hence. And Hawk also happens to be one of Aspeth's teachers. But hey, marriages have been based on less... right?
This is a very spicy fantasy romance, and it goes from 0 to 60 REALLY fast. A human-minotaur main relationship definitely isn't for everyone, though if you can get past that, the side characters are plenty of fun. Not entirely sure it was worth it for me, but your mileage may vary.
