With an impending war breathing down his neck and an ornery group of councilmen trying to keep him on track, accidental and unlikely King, Alistair Ellesmere, struggles to find a balance between being young, having fun, and ruling the realm, his way. Alistair befriends Brandon, one of his prodigy new recruits, whose smart-ass personality drives him to the brink of insanity when he shows him up at every turn. Through an unexpected bit of witty manipulation, Alistair finds himself drawn down a forbidden path where he shares more than just a similar past with this man. Terrified at the idea of loving another man, but unable to tear himself away, Alistair is faced with the trials of secrecy, jealousy, and the law.

\\\WARNING\\\ This book contains scenes of self-harm that may act as triggers for some people. Sometimes, you have to let go of your past in order to find your future. Doctor Chase Schuyler’s entire life has been dictated by overbearing parents. His only effort to break free of those restraints failed years ago, leaving a trail of ruin and hurt in his wake. Now he toes the line to keep everyone happy. Everyone that is, but himself. Despite the realm’s new declaration of freedom to love whomever you choose, Chase crawls deeper into a hole of denial in order to avoid shaming his family. When a young, ever persistent soldier with the King’s army becomes hell bent on getting Chase’s attention, Chase enters into a battle of heart versus head as he tries to deny his ever growing attraction to the man. Aaron Pryor is a free spirit. Vibrant, funny, a little wild by nature with the heart of a lover and the soul of a child. Nothing is going to stand in his way of winning over the gorgeous city’s doctor. Nothing. His methods may be obscure, but his intentions are good. However, winning the doctor’s heart proves trickier than he anticipates. Just as their love begins to blossom and everything seems to be sailing along, they come to an abrupt, crashing halt. Chase closes the door on everything. He knew this would happen. History dictates he will only ever hurt the people he loves. Aaron is no different. Can Aaron find out the truth behind Chase’s rejection and convince the man to pursue his own happiness and stop living by everyone else’s standards? Or is Aaron’s carefree nature just a mask he uses to cover his own deeper problems? And what happens when the mask slips? With Edovia’s war efforts coming to a head and decisions around the future of the lands being made. Chase is faced with a potentially life altering decision that may make all other issues irrelevant. Both men need to battle the demons of their past to find answers, but sometimes the past is not so easily quelled. Sometimes, only the truth will set you free. This is the second book in a trilogy. It can be read as a standalone, however, there are some aspects and characters that have carried over from the first book.

Aren’t there things in your past you’d like never to think on again? Things you wished could be erased from history, if only the history of your own mind? Such is the case with Captain Brandon Leeson. In the two years since coming to Ludairium, he has fought to regain control of his life and buried his demons from his past so far down they should never resurface. Not only has he climbed the ranks in the King’s army, but he’s snagged the attention and love of the King himself. Having battled to earn the right to be together, Brandon has found what he considers his own personal happy ending. He couldn’t ask for anything more. With the war threatening Edovia coming to a head, King Alistair Ellesmere works together with Brandon and his council to organize negotiations that will hopefully put an end to the ongoing threats. With Brandon heading up the party and Alistair safe in Ludairium, the men march north. It should have been simple. Brandon is a wizard with words and a master manipulator with the power to outthink and outsmart their enemy. But their cloak of deceit is unveiled and the consequence is a punishment no one could have expected. What happens when the rules change? When the man you once were becomes the boy you left behind; the one who should have remained buried in the past. Will Alistair lose the one person who has kept him grounded over the last two years? Can true love survive a blow so deep it leaves only darkness behind? What happened to their happy ending? This book is part of a series and will be best understood if read in conjunction with books one and two.