The Shadow God's Knight

God of Shadows: Book 1

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Gay Fantasy, Mythology Romance, M M Romance, and Novels

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Sex, Abuse, Rape, Profanity, and Animal Abuse

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The Shadow God's Knight

God of Shadows: Book 1

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Blurb

The heir to Viscounty Tanmar has three lovers. One is a god. One is a monster. One is just right.

On the night of his eighteenth birthday, Aurelian is kissed for the first time by a handsome prince. Two days later, a misunderstanding shatters his friendship with his family’s loyal equerry. When he receives a summons to serve at court, Aurelian seizes the opportunity to leave Tanmar and recent embarrassments behind for a year. The glamour and excitement of the capital city await him—not to mention the handsome prince.

Once at court, Aurelian falls prey to a curse of cruelty that haunts the royal family. Imprisoned by all-too-human monsters in a land where love between men is forbidden, his only allies are his horse and a capricious god who loves him in his dreams.

Aurelian’s choices will lead to love, or peace for Tanmar, but he can’t have both. If peace crumbles, the war that follows will be entirely his fault.

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Genres

Gay Fantasy, Mythology Romance, M M Romance, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Sex, Abuse, Rape, Profanity, and Animal Abuse

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Series

God of Shadows — Book 1

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Publication Date

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Lauren P. Burka writes queer and kinky science fiction and fantasy stories. Her tarot cards told her that she would never hold down a normal job, at least not for long. In her free time she pursues doomed affairs with serial commas. In Lauren’s next life, she'd like to be Brian Molko's guitar.