The Heat of the Thorn — Meyari McFarland

Xun stopped, panting. She ached. Climbing the mountian to the Valley of the Thorns was hard enough without her new teammates. Keanu Marchetti was as cheerful as Garnett Daughterty was dour. Demigod and Mage matched with Xun's gardening. Together, they should have the skills necessary to rescue Prince Cyrille Notariano and his lover from the ancient God Dorji Kita. If not, they were all dead.