Posts labeled Sam Burns
Review - Dragon's Descent by Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes
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Arkadii has watched over King Dimitri “Dima” for more than a decade. The two were lovers once, but when Dima ascended the throne after his father’s brutal murder, he turned his back on his guardian, fearing their love would make him weak. Arkadii has had to stand watch over the man he loves while Dima descends into madness under the pressure that tradition says the kings of Voronezh must bear alone.
Review - Dragon's Dusk by Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes
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Prince Kostya loves his dragon, Kirian. People hate and fear Kirian because of something that happened when he was young and afraid, but Kostya knows his dragon is sweet and gentle. Still, Kirian is kept isolated from the rest of the dragons. The only one who comes to see him is Kostya, who would love to free his dragon, but he knows the mad king, his cousin, will never allow it.
Review - Dragon's Dawn by Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes
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Genya has been raised mostly by his mother. The slightly built young man spends his time having tea with the ladies of the court rather than in the “manly” pursuits preferred by his older brother and father. Genya has learned that it’s better to stay out of his father’s scheming sights. At nineteen years old, it can’t last. Genya expects to be married off one day, but is surprised when his father agrees to a plan by the king’s brother to have Genya wed Prince Mikhail.
Review - The Fairest by Sam Burns
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Prince Carwyn will be crowned king in just a few days. He’s not really looking forward to it. Even at twenty years old, Carwyn doesn’t feel he’s mature enough to take on the job. His stepfather, the regent, seems to be doing a far better job than Carwyn feels capable of. Carwyn would much rather be spending his time with Gareth. The two were inseparable as children, but as Carwyn took on the tasks of learning to rule after his mother died, Gareth took up the role of huntsman and went off to live in the woods.
Tags: Fairy Tales Novella
Review - Froggie Went A Sailing by Sam Burns
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Crown Prince Jasper enjoys his sexual encounters with the men of the court, but those dalliances will have to end once he is married. It would be unseemly for a king to be seen cheating on the queen, even if it never bothered his father. The marriage was arranged before Jasper's older brother died, making Jasper next in line for the throne. It was a suitable arrangement for the spare heir, but now that Jasper is crown prince, his father would like to break off the engagement.
Tags: Fairy Tales Novella
Review - Pool of Dreams by Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes
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Fae Syren has been alone in his forest pool for 300 years, ever since his human lover sacrificed himself to help create a “break” between the human and fae worlds. Otherwise, the fae, led by a cruel prince, would have wiped out the humans. Syren was the only fae left on the human side, and his only company, aside from the magical sword that killed his beloved, is a bluebird he named Beryl.
Review - Hardwood by Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes
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Unlike his brothers, Malcolm has no problem being an incubus. His father may be an evil bastard, but at least he's a rich evil bastard who can buy Malcolm nice clothes and get them into clubs where there are lots of pretty humans to pick from. It's a long way from the squalor he grew up in with his drug-addict mother, and Malcolm has no intention of going back. Kosta is a siren who has turned his back on his kind.
Review - Wyrmwood by Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes
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Declan is not your typical incubus. He lives a largely isolated life in the penthouse he shares with his siblings and doesn't go out to 'hunt' humans. When he can no longer resist the need to 'feed,' he orders a sex worker to satisfy his hunger. Never the same one twice to avoid the inevitable attachment a human would feel for his kind. The one thing that can lure Declan outside is the sea.
Review - Poisonwood by Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes
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Jasper just wants to be loved for real, for who he is rather than what he is. For an incubus, that's a bad thing. The pheromones he produces make him irresistible to most humans, so it's impossible to tell if someone is attracted to him or just under the influence of his spell. Caleb is happy living alone in his somewhat isolated cabin in the woods, but that's not unusual for a bear.
Review - Submitted by Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes
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Homeless and living on the street since his father threw him out for being gay, of all the humans taken by the Thorzen, Beau has the fewest reasons to ever want to return to earth. He may be kept in a cell in a lab, but he's fed and doesn't seem to be in any danger, even if the lab's leader Crux does sneer at him. And there's definitely a small bright spot: Crux's son Vorian, who just about everyone avoids, seems to have take an interest in Beau that is more than a little friendly.
Tags: Science Fiction Kidnapped by Aliens