Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt

Henpecked Husband: A lighthearted example.False Soulmate: John isn't Keturah's destined love, and the magical eye seems to weep because he loves her while she loves him as a friend, being in romantic love with Death.Everyone Calls Him 'Barkeep': Choirmaster, Tailor, and Cook are called their jobs most of the time.Did You Just Romance Cthulhu?: Keturah is in love with the personification of Death.He briefly gets over it by the end in marrying Beatrice, Keturah's friend, but in the epilogue he eventually does die of a broken heart after she dies. Death by Despair: Choirmaster tries to do this.Compelling Voice: Keturah is known to be a very accomplished storyteller, to the extent that even Death is charmed by her tales.Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: A villager named Naomi is only mentioned at the very start and very end of the book.Bullying a Dragon: When the townsfolk suspect Keturah of making deals with Death, they decide to follow the girl they think can kill them by asking.Babies Ever After: Played straight for some of the Beta Couples, but for Keturah her dowry is the children she will never have.And Now You Must Marry Me: After being impressed by her storytelling, Death decides this is Keturah's fate.Thus begins her task of preparing a medieval village for plague and finding true love with the help of her friends and a witch. Impressed with her stories, Death agrees and even promises to not take her if she manages to find a love like the one in the story she told. The protagonist, Keturah, takes a page out of Arabian Nights to delay Death via her storytelling, so she can warn her village of an upcoming plague. Keturah and Lord Death is a paranormal romance novel by Martine Leavitt.

Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt