After 10 years of serving his majesty's forces in the gloomy fortress town of Paddle Deep as a fire mage, Freddie is getting out from under a stern commander's watchful eye and headed to sunnier locales.
His enlistment is up, but his discharge papers haven't shown. Freddie takes things into his own hands for once, plans his escape, and buys a bed and breakfast sight unseen on the remote Island of Breakwater.
But just like his best friend Theo always says, "Your troubles don't need a ticket on a ship to follow you." Freddie quickly learns life has a way of catching up wherever you are.
Teaming up with a new dwarvish friend who prefers the high seas to mines, a hunky handyman, and a very sassy sea turtle Freddie builds and fights for his right to his happily ever after in this cozy fantasy novel.