For the Love of a King

by Ryder Bailey

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ISBN: B015ELJYJC
Pages: 66

Paperback: $ 5.99

ISBN: 978-1523996360
Size: 5.00 x 8.00 in
Pages: 96

He will live his life for the love of a king...

Ardan is overjoyed when he is selected to become the new court sorcerer for the King of Phelin. He expects to be giving advice to the king and court about anything and everything magical, but he doesn't expect to become the close friend and lover to the heir to the throne, Caol. When it happens, he chooses to find peace with it and enjoy it - until an invading army takes control of the country and tears their relationship apart.

Ardan is left to fulfill his lover's last request; to take the newborn baby prince away from the conquered capital and raise him to restore Phelin. But raising Prince Caolan and helping him to regain the country will not be simple, not when Caolan has his own ideas about the way things should be.

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Published: September 15, 2015
Publisher: Independently Published
Genres:

Fantasy, Fantasy - High & Other World, Fantasy - Historical, Fantasy - Knights & Castles, Fantasy - Magical Realism, Fantasy – Gods and Heroes

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Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 2
Romantic Content: 2
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Bisexual, Gay, Polyamorous
Tropes: Badass Hero, Everyone is Queer, Famous / Royalty in Disguise, Hero and the Great Quest, Lost Heir
Word Count: 25000
Languages Available: English

About the Author

I write fantasy novels and novellas under the name Ryder Bailey. I've been writing and worldbuilding since 2004 when I first fell in love with the fantasy genre. Since then I've found myself writing with more GLBT+ characters. I plan to continue that theme in all future books, but I'm also planning to explore more diversity in general. Sadly, the parts of my world I've built the most are those Europe-inspired countries the genre is saturated with, but I'm working to correct that.

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