{"product_id":"dead-letters-james-heppe-smith-9798243924665","title":"Dead Letters: A Last Route Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eDead Letters: A Last Route Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA failed mage. A forgotten route. A hedgehog with secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA cozy fantasy of found family, gentle magic, and warm endings.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWren Ashwick has hit rock bottom. Once a promising student at the Academy, she's been assigned to the Last Route-the most remote, unprofitable postal circuit in the realm. Seventeen stops scattered across wild coastline, lonely highlands, and an ancient forest. The route where the Postal Guild sends couriers it wants to forget. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe plans to survive one winter, then transfer somewhere civilized. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the route has other ideas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a mysterious silver-quilled hedgehog appears in her courier bag, Wren discovers that her \"broken\" magic might not be broken at all. And when she finds letters addressed to a woman six months dead-letters from a daughter who doesn't know her mother is gone-she faces a choice: follow protocol, or follow her heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a hidden valley called Mosshaven, a hedge witch with warm eyes and a kettle always on sees something in Wren worth staying for. On cliffs and moors and forest paths, connection finds her whether she wants it or not-and so does a slow-burn sapphic romance she isn't ready to name. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eLegends \u0026amp; Lattes\u003c\/i\u003e (Travis Baldree)\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eA Psalm for the Wild-Built\u003c\/i\u003e (Becky Chambers)\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe House in the Cerulean Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (TJ Klune) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDead Letters\u003c\/b\u003e is a cozy fantasy about finding home in unexpected places, the connections we carry, and learning that some deliveries are more alive than others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 1 of The Last Route series.\u003c\/b\u003e No cliffhangers. Warm endings guaranteed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Heppe-Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798243924665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d","brand":"James Heppe-Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172046938367,"sku":"9798243924665","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dead-letters-james-heppe-smith-9798243924665","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}