The Geographer’s Map to Romance

The Geographer’s Map to Romance (2025) India Holton (Love’s Academic #2)

A year earlier, Elodie Hughes and Gabriel Tarrant entered into a marriage of convenience. Unfortunately, a week into the marriage everything went terribly wrong and the two have barely spoken since.

Which is mildly problematic since they are both professors in the Geography department. And since they are both emergency responders.

(G)eographers had long ago learned that if you announced a site of dangerous magic existed nearby and might explode at any given moment, it wouldn’t so much induce panic as send people rushing to that site so they could poke their finger in it, take their photograph beside it, and establish a souvenir shop at the edge.

This is a very silly story that takes great delight in playing with tropes.

The skirt was salaciously short, just four inches below her knees, and tall boots only superficially protected her legs from the scandal of visibility.

There is, of course, only one bed.

And ridiculousness.

Don’t worry,” Elodie assured her. “Ignis fatuus energy tends to be short-lived. In about an hour or so they’ll transform back into people, with no lingering harm other than an inclination toward vegetarianism.”

“They’re Texans!”

“Oh dear,” Elodie repeated, wincing.

I mean…

After all, there’s only one way to escape quirksand.”

“Hm,” he said.

“Waltzing.”

“Hm,” he said again.

“Walt. Zing.” The dance of romance.
…
“You do know how to waltz?” she asked.

“Every emergency geographer learns how,” he answered stiffly.

It’s very silly, which is sometimes precisely what one needs.

Characters: Elodie Hughes Tarrant, Gabriel Tarrant, Henry Beetleson, Motthers, Miss Amelia Tarrant, Mr. Parry, Tegan Parry, Algernon Jennings, Baby, Mr. Bloyd, Mumbers, Pimmersby & Hapsitch, Professor Woodrow Jackson, Professor Slummery

Cover design by Katie Anderson

Publisher: Berkley Romance

Rating: 8/10

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