Ghost Star Night by Nicole Kimberling
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy
Length: Short Story (116 pgs)
Other: M/M, Anal Sex
Rating: 4.5 Cherries
Review by CactusDesire. Destruction. Destiny.
Thomas Myrdin knows that intrigue is part of life at court, but that doesn’t make his king’s betrayal any easier to take. Yet heartbreak troubles him less than the apocalyptic visions that haunt him. Fiery premonitions that show the world burning in ruins—and the cause, the king’s daughter. Visions and vengeance awaken a strange new power within him, but not even he is sure if he is the kingdom’s savior, the king’s pawn.
Lord Adam Wexley harbors a secret longing for the elegant Thomas, but his duty is to protect the newborn princess. When a sudden threat arises, Adam seeks to procure services of Grand Magician Zachary Drake. Even if it means sacrificing his own soul—and his body.
Drake has seen the worst of kings and courtiers. Now he protects himself with powerful sorcery and the adamant refusal to affiliate with any of the Four Courts. But the grand magician isn’t without weaknesses and Adam may be the one enticement that could draw him to ruin.
In a rising storm of magic with the power to strip away men’s souls, the thread of desire connecting three men could be the kingdom’s last lifeline…
Warning: This story contains men, magic, man-on-man moments, orangutans speaking in sign language, beehive hairdos and an army of soulless janitors that seeks to destroy them all.
In a world where souls are bartered and sold, the complicated political world of court and magic may be the end of life as its inhabitants know it. Grand Magician Drake expects something is amiss when the new princess is possessed. Unfortunately the list of suspects is long and even includes a romantic triangle between Lord Adam Wexley and Thomas Myrdin. Drake must unravel the complicated workings of politics and magic, without being too distracted by Adam and Thomas, to stop drastic changes to their world.
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