title: A Saving Solace
author: DS Bauden
description: "Classified as lesbian fiction, Solace, breaks the mold by featuring characters with depth and a plot beyond getting into bed." -- <i>Midwest Book Review, December 2003</i><br /><br />"The scenes of emotional turmoil linger long after finishing Bauden's book, but so too does the comfort and compassion..." -- <i>New Book Reviews, November 2003</i>
zlib_text: The town of Solace is booming after the War of Souls, with
  anticipation driven to a fever pitch by the upcoming dedication of a
  new temple to Mishakal. But when the sheri� turns up murdered, a
  strange warning carved into his chest, Mayor Palin Majere sends for
  the one man who might solve the crime and restore calm to the
  troubled citizens: Gerard uth Mondar.
  
  Saving Solace
  ( Dragonlance - Champions, Book 1  )
  Douglas W. Clark
  
  C h ap t er  1
  
  T om Osterman gripped the reins impatiently but made himself
  keep them slack, letting the lead horse set the pace as the team, a
  pair of massive draft animals, pulled the old farm wagon toward
  Solace. The wagon, heavily laden with potatoes, carrots, beats, and
  freshly ground �our, rattled and jolted over the rutted road. To the
  right, the rising sun had cleared most of the trees, and the day was
  already warm and tangy with pine resin. Somewhere a meadowlark
  sang its clear, lilting notes.
  "I don't care what you say," Tom's wife, Sophie, went on,
  co