Recommended for adults only reader discretion is advised. A Knife and a Blade is the first book in the four book series, and contains a slow-burn gay romance. Dual POV, first person, and an eventual HEA. Pacat's Captive Prince and Ariana Nash’s Prince’s Assassin series: the Riehse Eshan Series contains humour, spicy scenes, LGBTQ+ representation, a Spanish-influenced setting, and the exploration of themes of belonging, sacrifice, overcoming ignorance and oppression, and challenging damaging long-held beliefs. But with their forced proximity giving them insights into the other's culture, can they bridge that divide? Or will centuries of bloodshed keep them on opposite sides?Īn enemies-to-lovers M/M dark fantasy romance where Reign meets C. The two men were born enemies by virtue of the continent's politics. Not least of which is Ren himself, for he's inexplicably drawn to the charismatic prince despite the sinful nature of such desires. And he needs to do it quickly, before the plotting of his family, his court, and his enemies undoes everything he’s trying to achieve.Īlone in a foreign country and held hostage by a man by whose hand he is fated to die, Mat faces danger on all sides.

But when he ends up not with a princess, but the handsome son of his enemy’s military leader, Ren is determined to discover what secrets the so-called Lord Mathias Grachyov is hiding.

Desperate to save his people from foreign occupation, Prince Renato Aratorre has resorted to kidnapping in an effort to leverage their freedom.

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