Running Close to the Wind Efua Traoré and Karl Stein were orphaned

and Karl Stein were orphaned at eight years old and lived with different families until they were able to reunite as adults

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ They know they're paying their dues and the challenges they meet (Shirin's boss just assumes she knows Cantonese

What happens when a storm prevents all the relatives from coming in for the holidays

Among them is Jacquie Red Feather

one of a group of warriors sworn to protect the land of Bailiwick from the scourge of monsters that plagues it

Running Close to the Wind Efua Traoré and Karl Stein were orphanedA queer pirate fantasy standalone adventure by Alexandra Rowland, the author of A Taste of Gold and Iron "Come for the irrepressible gremlin of a narrator, stay for the plot relevant cake competitions! A whip smart, hilarious and exuberant high seas romp."Freya Marske, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Marvellous Light A LitHub most anticipated book of 2024 Avra Helvai, former field agent of the Arati Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally