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Guardian's Secret (Hearts and Thrones) Kindle Edition

by Amy Raby (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
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Drusus, recently retired from the imperial guard, has a secret he’s kept all his life. He’s a “morsey,” the Kjallan slang term for a man attracted to other men. But there is little tolerance for morseys in the imperial city, and Drusus must conceal his nature to preserve his friendships, his pension, and his social standing.

It’s not working. Drusus is lonely, and the woman he ineptly courts has sensed his ambivalence and fallen in love with someone else.

When a fire mage starts burning down morsey taverns and the corrupt city guard ignores the crimes, Drusus takes it upon himself to stand guard over the last remaining tavern. There he meets Caz, a gregarious dock worker, who boldly flirts with him. Drusus wants Caz, but is he willing to risk everything in the pursuit of his desire?

Note to readers: Guardian’s Secret is a gay (m/m) romance set in the Hearts and Thrones universe. It is a long novella, approximately half the length of a novel, and is a side story that occurs chronologically after Healer’s Touch.
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    September 8, 2015
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B013GQ1DA0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 1st edition (September 8, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 8, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3391 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 201 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1940987091
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Amy Raby

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Amy Raby is literally a product of the U.S. space program, since her parents met working for NASA on the Apollo missions. After earning her Bachelor's in Computer Science from the University of Washington, Amy settled with her family in the Pacific Northwest. She is an animal lover who keeps a small menagerie consisting of two Golden Retrievers, two snakes, and an Andalusian horse.

Amy is the USA Today Bestselling author of the Hearts and Thrones series as well as the Coalition of Mages series. She is a 2011 Golden Heart® finalist for Assassin’s Gambit, a 2012 Daphne du Maurier winner for The Fire Seer, and a 2013 PRISM winner for Spy’s Honor.

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3.7 out of 5 stars
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Jessi Gage Romance Author
5.0 out of 5 stars Hear that? That is the sound of my big, long, happy sigh.
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2015
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It's an m/m by Amy Raby! I was so excited to see Raby tell the story of a gay character in her magically-based Hearts and Thrones series. She brings her usual fast-paced, matter-of-fact style to this novella as well as plenty of political intrigue and intelligent commentary on issues relating to social structure. Not only does her main character Drusus battle with a potential loss of social status if he comes out as a "morsey," but Drusus's love interest, Caz, battles for survival every day as a refugee in a city where his nationality AND his sexuality are looked down upon.

I'm a fan of Raby's 50/50 mix of story and romance. But I'm loving that this one has a bit heavier romance percentage than usual. Maybe 60/40? I was just so into this couple and all their challenges. In fact, I wouldn't have minded the story being longer. It was just so enthralling I didn't want to put it down!

If you like the idea of an m/m romance done tastefully and honestly, this is the book for you!
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