Reborn as a Dark Lord

Vincent Logan's day couldn't get any worse: fired from his corporate job, nearly dying of a heart attack, and then suddenly thrust into the body of the recently defeated Dark Lord Morthisal. Trapped in a fantasy world with powers he can barely control and a reputation that precedes him in all the wrong ways, Vince has to navigate a post-war kingdom that wants nothing more than to see him dead. Armed with nothing but his wits, a few magical artifacts, and an insatiable craving for chicken wings, Vince sets out to open the most unlikely business venture for a former evil overlord: a tavern.

Varix has survived dimensional travel, a dark sorceress looking for revenge, and opening night at The Shadow's Respite — now he just wants a little peace, a pint, and a night without nightmares. But a rival chef wants his recipes, a baron wants his tavern, and Everspring's grand market day has everyone cooking up trouble. Worse, something ancient is stirring beneath the tavern's foundations. Strange lights, whispered songs, and long-forgotten powers are waking, drawing the attention of kings, bards, and beings that haven't walked the world in ages.