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  • A Kingdom by the Sea by Anna Green

    A Kingdom by the Sea by Anna Green

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The final volume of The Heart Rate of a Mouse trilogy.In November 1978, over a year has passed since music icon Ryan Ross announced his retirement from the public eye. He is far from being forgotten, however, as his musical influence can be heard whenever Brendon Roscoe starts singing on the radio. As the frontman of the upcoming band His Side, Brendon was famously discovered by Ross...
  • Come anima mai by Rossana Soldano

    Come anima mai by Rossana Soldano

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    “Come anima mai” è una storia ambientata nell'Inghilterra del secolo scorso, negli anni tra 1936 e il 1945. Lewis Ellsworth, futuro duca di Buccleuch e l’eccentrico Will Chase si incontrano all’università di Cambridge e si innamorano...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  fiction  historical  romance
  • You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

    You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance for fans of Evvie Drake Starts Over, about grief and found family, between the new star shortstop stuck in a batting slump and the reporter assigned to (reluctantly) cover his first season—set in the same universe as We Could Be So Good.The 1960 baseball season is shaping up to be the worst year of Eddie O’Leary’s life...
  • Precious Jules by C.J. Bishop

    Precious Jules by C.J. Bishop

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Gangster Cowboy Novella They will bring him home...by any means necessary. When Adrian's 4 y/o nephew, Jules, is abducted by Adrian's brother Tazz - leader of a motorcycle gang - it is up to Clint and the boys to get him back, by any means necessary...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  animals  book  crime  fiction  historical
  • 余污 [Yu Wu] by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, 肉包不吃肉

    余污 [Yu Wu] by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, 肉包不吃肉

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The traitor Gu Mang returned to his home kingdom again. Everyone rejoiced in his banishment. It was said the one who hated him most was his closest friend – the cold and stoic Young Master Mo.A rumour: Young Master Mo prepared three hundred and sixty-five methods of torture to try on Gu Mang, enough to play with him for a year without repetition...
  • Out of Time, Into You by Jay Bell

    Out of Time, Into You by Jay Bell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After graduating high school, a freak accident whisks Reggie Valentine back in time to the 1950s where he meets Daniel Parker, a sweet and wholesome guy his grandmother used to date. Reggie learns that Daniel is not only closeted, but unaware that two men can fall in love or even marry...
  • Bloodlines by Marshall Thornton

    Bloodlines by Marshall Thornton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the latest book in the Boystown Mystery series, Private Investigator Nick Nowak finds himself simultaneously working two cases for his new client, law firm Cooke, Babcock and Lackerby. A suburban dentist has just been convicted of murdering her adulterous husband, Nick is asked to interview witnesses for the penalty phase of the trial—and possibly find the dead man’s mistress...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  crime  dark  fiction  historical
  • Josh Lanyon Collected Novellas #1 by Josh Lanyon

    Josh Lanyon Collected Novellas #1 by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In Dangerous Ground a casino robbery finds government agents Taylor and Will playing a game of cat-and-mouse with remorseless killers in the wilderness of California's High Sierras. Snowball in Hell introduces police detective Lt. Matthew Spain and reporter Nathan Doyle, men thrown together by murder. But, in post-WWII Los Angeles consequences of their attraction are serious, even for good guys...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  anthologies  audiobook  fiction  historical  male-mc
  • Fade Out by Marshall Thornton

    Fade Out by Marshall Thornton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Lambda Award-winning Boystown Mystery series comes to a close with Boystown 13: Fade Out. When a box containing a woman’s corpse shows up at his doorstep, Private Investigator Nick Nowak finds himself accused of murder. The police are convinced it’s Rita Lindquist—a woman who once shot Nick. Their case is thin, but they and the state’s attorney are determined to prosecute him...
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    mlm  lgbtq  romance  mystery  historical  crime  fiction  dark
  • Bride of Ice by Glynnis Campbell

    Bride of Ice by Glynnis Campbell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cool and commanding warrior maid Hallidis Cameliard’s destiny is clear—a husband appointed by the king and eventual reign over Rivenloch. So when her cousins are captured by a Highland laird, she naturally takes charge, seizing the laird’s right hand man as leverage...
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    medieval  romance  historical  fiction  book  adult
  • Just a Little Christmas by Merry Farmer

    Just a Little Christmas by Merry Farmer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ‘Tis the season to catch up with some of your favorite couples from The Brotherhood series!Life is good in the safe and sheltered neighborhood of Darlington Gardens, where several members of The Brotherhood have made their home. Niall Cristofori and Blake Williamson are building a new life there with Blake’s daughters...
  • The Pirate's Treasure by Lisa Oliver

    The Pirate's Treasure by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I have watched you from afar for so long. ‘Tis only fitting, as I breathe my last, that I do it in the arms I’ve longed to feel around my person for two plus years or more.”Rojan Purchanting, Pirate Captain, and half-brother to the King of Gunkermal didn’t mean to blurt out fateful words as he stumbled into Petrov after a disagreement with a knife...
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    mlm  lgbtq  romance  fantasy  magic  paranormal  outlaws  historical
  • Sweet Honesty by Joan Vassar

    Sweet Honesty by Joan Vassar

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Atlanta, Georgia, 1950–Michael can’t believe his eyes as he watches the man he loves marry a woman from the back row of Mount Zion Baptist Church. When the beautiful couple is pronounced man and wife, he leaves his home in Georgia for the chance of a better life in New York City.Alexander is just trying to exist in Queens, New York...
  • Eli's Little Easter by Dakota Trace

    Eli's Little Easter by Dakota Trace

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The youngest son of the Atheron family, Elias has been a huge disappointment to his overbearing parents, particularly his mother. He’s done everything right, including relocating to another state to head up the office in the newest addition to the family party business, but it still never seems enough. She now wants him to come home for Easter, to reunite with an old flame, which he refuses to do...
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    mlm  lgbtq  romance  age-gap  alpha-mc  western  holidays  fiction
  • Tegenspel by Floortje Zwigtman

    Tegenspel by Floortje Zwigtman

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Het spannende en romantische vervolg op 'Schijnbewegingen'. Dat werd bekroond met de Gouden Zoen en Gouden Uil 2006...Het voert de lezer opnieuw mee naar het opwindende en rebelse Londen van het fin de siècle...
  • Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg

    Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From Stonewall Award winner Bill Konigsberg, a remarkable, funny, sexy, heartbreaking story of two teen boys finding each other in New York City at the height of the AIDS epidemic.The first thing I noticed about C.J. Gorman was his plexiglass bra. So begins Destination Unknown. It's 1987 in New York City, and Micah is at a dance club, trying to pretend he's more out and outgoing than he really is...
  • Measure of Peace by C. Faron

    Measure of Peace by C. Faron

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jason and Kale have made a nice life for themselves in Naiara, but all is not as it seems. Jason’s hiding a letter with life-changing news, and Kale is plagued by nightmares he can’t discuss with Jason. Peace is within their grasp, but unfinished business threatens to disrupt everything. In order to move into their future, they must first face their past and seek answers in the country they fled...
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    lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  historical  slavery
  • Bound by Blood by Mia West

    Bound by Blood by Mia West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’ll do anything for the man he loves.Even the unthinkable.Bedwyr has everything he could want. He’s come back from a devastating injury, and he’s a warrior again, regaining his father’s respect battle by successful battle.Best of all: he has Arthur...
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    lgbtq  medieval  mlm  action-adventure  adult  book  disability  epic
  • All Lessons Learned: A classic mystery romance by Charlie Cochrane

    All Lessons Learned: A classic mystery romance by Charlie Cochrane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “A sparkling, intelligent series, not to be missed” – The Historical Novel Society The Great War is over. Freed from a prisoner of war camp and back at St. Bride’s College, Orlando Coppersmith is discovering what those years have cost.... All he holds dear—including his beloved Jonty Stewart, lost in combat...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  amateur-sleuth  book  edwardian  fiction  historical
  • Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know by Cyan Wings

    Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know by Cyan Wings

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a Mary-Sue novel, the readers all liked the Devil Venerable, the second male lead who devoted himself whole-heartedly to the female lead. However the female lead only loved the male lead who abused her physically and mentally.Readers: Why doesn’t the female lead like the Devil Venerable?!Devil Venerable: This Venerable also wants to know...
  • Until the End of Time by Nicky James

    Until the End of Time by Nicky James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being a gay man in 1827, was not only frowned upon in England, but punishable by death. Magistrate Simon Stockley would know. He’d convicted men in his courtroom and sentenced them himself. Every time, it left a vile taste in his mouth because Simon was no different than the men whose lives he claimed...
  • Burning Season by Rachel Ember

    Burning Season by Rachel Ember

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The year is 1972. Dylan Chase is nineteen, and most days he’s lucky enough to ride a tough bronc, have a beer with his friends, and maybe even sleep under the stars on his family’s third-generation cattle ranch. Dylan’s life would be perfect if it weren’t for his forbidden itch. An itch he’s only scratched once… with Bo, a hitchhiker he never thought he’d see again...
  • She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel

    She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cateline is the twenty-one-year-old daughter of a nobleman in fourteenth-century France. It's a time when children aren't seen as those to be loved and cherished, but instead are used as pawns and bargaining chips on the chessboard of control and privilege.She is married off to a prince in the country of Sursha, a Gaelic-speaking island nation near Ireland...
  • A Suitable Captive by R. Cooper

    A Suitable Captive by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The mysterious figure known as the Wild Dog has risen up to crush and humiliate the Earls who control the North. Fen, son of a powerful Earl, has been sent to form an alliance to benefit his father’s plans against the bold rebel...
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    mlm  lgbtq  medieval  romance  fantasy  historical  military  fae
  • Till Death Do Us Part by Tangstory

    Till Death Do Us Part by Tangstory

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Set in early-20th century China, this story takes off in the port city of Tientsin (Tianjin) that is divided into lands called concessions and owned by several foreign powers. Shen Liangsheng is a charismatic and cunning playboy, a son of a rich businessman, who has profits as his top priority...
  • The Enraptured Heir by Merry Farmer

    The Enraptured Heir by Merry Farmer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He has sworn off women. She falls in love with him at first sight. But can they fight the attraction between them? After a single, spoiled season five years before, Lady Angeline O’Shea cannot believe she has been invited to a house party where matches are certain to be made...
  • One Glimpse by Lydia Gastrell

    One Glimpse by Lydia Gastrell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For years Sir Samuel Shaw has secretly lusted after the handsome and popular Lord John Darnish, a man known for his good humor, expert riding prowess, and very female mistress. Certain that John is an unattainable fantasy, Sam is shaken when an accidental discovery reveals John might not be as unattainable as he once thought...
  • Howtown by Michael Nava

    Howtown by Michael Nava

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Winner of six Lambda Literary awards, the Henry Rios mystery series is iconic and Michael Nava has been hailed by the New York Times as "one of our best" crime writers. Upon its original publication, the Los Angeles Times said of Howtown and its author: "Nava's mysteries are faithful to the conventions of the genre, but they are set apart by their insight, compassion, and sense of social justice.
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  anti-hero  audiobook  book  crime  fiction
  • The Hidden Law by Michael Nava

    The Hidden Law by Michael Nava

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Winner of six Lambda Literary awards, the Henry Rios mystery series is iconic. In The Hidden Law, Rios delves deeply into his Latino identity as he defends a young man charged with assassinating a prominent Los Angeles Latino politician...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  audiobook  book  crime  fiction  historical
  • A Scot of Her Own by Maeve Greyson

    A Scot of Her Own by Maeve Greyson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fire and ice. Powerful forces on their own. Combined? Invincible passion.When mighty Thorburn MacDougall, commander of the Lord of Argyll’s warriors, overpowers the canniest Norwegian he’s ever battled, he rips off the man’s helm to savor the look of horror right before delivering the killing blow. But the canny Norwegian isn’t a man at all...
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    medieval  adult  book  fiction  historical  romance
  • How Goes The World? by K.J. Charles

    How Goes The World? by K.J. Charles

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Positively Final Appearance: a two-part epilogue with Daniel and Archie at a house party and Kim and Will in a gentleman's club, because those are definitely settings that go well for them...
  • Daniel Cabot Puts Down Roots by Cat Sebastian

    Daniel Cabot Puts Down Roots by Cat Sebastian

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New York City, 1973Daniel Cabot doesn’t really know what he’s doing with his life. He’s lost faith in himself, his future, and maybe the world. The only things he knows that he cares about are the garden in the empty lot next to his crumbling East Village apartment building and his best friend.Alex Savchenko has always known that he’s…difficult. Prickly, maybe, if you’re feeling generous...
  • To Trust Man On His Oath by K.J. Charles

    To Trust Man On His Oath by K.J. Charles

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Will Darling Adventures interlude.Set a week after the ending of The Sugared Game (so containsmild spoilers for that book)...
  • Schijnbewegingen by Floortje Zwigtman

    Schijnbewegingen by Floortje Zwigtman

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alles wat ik wilde, was een geweldig leven. Een fantastisch leven. een sprookjesleven. Een volledig gezeur-, gezanik- en gedoe-loos leven. Zonder 'o... hell'-gevoel. Was dat nu te veel gevraagd?1894. Adrian Mayfield is zestien jaar en ontevreden met zijn leven en zijn suffe baantje bij Victor Procopius' Herenmodepaleis...
  • The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi

    The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    1333. Edward III is at war with Scotland. Nineteen-year-old Sir Harry de Lyon yearns to prove himself, and jumps at the chance when a powerful English baron, William Montagu, invites him on a secret mission with a dozen elite knights. They ride north, to a crumbling Scottish keep, capturing the feral, half-starved boy within and putting the other inhabitants to the sword...
  • The Loyal Pin Vol.2 by Mon Maw, ม่อนแมว

    The Loyal Pin Vol.2 by Mon Maw, ม่อนแมว

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Period Girl Love novel in 1950 between Princess Anilaphat and Lady Pilantita. In Sawetawarit Palace, Lady Pilantita has grown up as a well-manner young lady. Throughout her childhood with Princess Anilaphat who always treated her with love and care, their relation turn to be more complicated...
  • Masquerade by Joel Abernathy

    Masquerade by Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An MM Phantom of the Opera RetellingWe all wear masks. He came to me like a ghost singing songs of the past… An angel, promising redemption. Now I know the truth of the man behind the mask, and Erik’s soul is more broken and twisted than I ever imagined. ~ Even an angel’s wings can be broken. The moment I heard his voice, I knew he was mine. Mine to teach. Mine to mold. Mine to possess...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  classics  dark  fiction  historical
  • The Alchemist by Megan Derr

    The Alchemist by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marcum sacrificed much to be the greatest alchemist on the continent and a master of poisons rivaled by precious few. Power and standing in his father's court. The chance to build friendships, find romance. His beauty, which was once considered noteworthy, but now is ruined by scars and burns. He is regarded with wariness at best and fear at worst...
  • The Prince and the Ice King by Amanda Meuwissen

    The Prince and the Ice King by Amanda Meuwissen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Every Winter Solstice, the Emerald Kingdom sends the dreaded Ice King a sacrifice—a corrupt soul, a criminal, a deviant, or someone touched by magic. Prince Reardon has always loathed this tradition, partly because he dreams of love with another man instead of a future queen.Then Reardon’s best friend is discovered as a witch and sent to the Frozen Kingdom as tribute...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  enemies-to-lovers  fiction  historical  magic
  • A Country of Old Men by Joseph Hansen

    A Country of Old Men by Joseph Hansen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hansen offers the final novel of his epic mystery series--an intricately-plotted story of action, irony, and twists. Dave Brandstetter comes to the aid of an old friend and ends up investigating a case that involves child abuse, drugs, AIDS, and victimization of the elderly...
  • We, Two Boys by Aline Sax

    We, Two Boys by Aline Sax

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Escaping from their burdensome poverty, twin brothers Adriaan and Alexander’s family emigrates from Belgium to New York City. Unfortunately, things don’t go according to plan, and Adriaan is the only one who eventually arrives in America. Alone in the city, he becomes overwhelmed and grows homesick. But before he can prepare for his trip back, he finds a reason to stay—an American boy named Jack...
  • Horatio by T.J. Klune

    Horatio by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On October 15, 1979, two men take to the road, leaving their town behind, waiting for the peanut farmer president to come onto the radio to make an important announcement about the future of all mankind. In the hours leading up to the broadcast, Jamie and Harry will look back on their relationship, and what it means to live in defiance like there's no tomorrow...
  • Mr Warren's Profession (Aubrey & Lindsey) by Sebastian Nothwell

    Mr Warren's Profession (Aubrey & Lindsey) by Sebastian Nothwell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lindsey Althorp, the only son of a wealthy baronet, has never worked a day in his life. Aubrey Warren was born in a workhouse and hasn’t stopped working since.When Lindsey wins a textile mill in a game of cards, he falls at first sight for the assistant clerk, Aubrey. Lindsey is certain that Aubrey is the Achilles to his Patroclus, the David to his Jonathan...
  • Never Judge a Duke by His Lover by Merry Farmer

    Never Judge a Duke by His Lover by Merry Farmer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lord Barrett Landers, Viscount Copeland, is at loose ends after being decommissioned as a naval officer at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Instead of going home to Wiltshire, his family, and the marriage that his mother will inevitably attempt to force him into, he is happy to idle away the summer with his friends at Wodehouse Abbey in Yorkshire...
  • Wanted, an Author by K.J. Charles

    Wanted, an Author by K.J. Charles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wanted, an Author is a 5000-word story set in 1807. It returns to the characters of Wanted, a Gentleman, and also introduces a character from KJ Charles' forthcoming novel, Band Sinister...
  • The Bequest by Joanna Chambers

    The Bequest by Joanna Chambers

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    David Lauriston and Lord Murdo Balfour have been living happily together for three years at the Laverock estate in Perthshire. But when some unexpected news arrives, Murdo must confront old demons he thought he’d put behind him forever. This story will be exclusively available to my newsletter...
  • A Rose by Any Name by K.J. Charles

    A Rose by Any Name by K.J. Charles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An epilogue to The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting and A Thief in the Night...
  • The Wicked Heir by Merry Farmer

    The Wicked Heir by Merry Farmer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Every guest invited to the house party at Nedworth Hall has a secret.Lady Patience Wycombe has been sent to Nedworth Hall for the summer under protest...
  • The Road Between Us by Nigel Farndale

    The Road Between Us by Nigel Farndale

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    1939 : In a hotel room overlooking Piccadilly Circus, two young men are arrested. Charles is court-martialled for 'conduct unbecoming'; Anselm is deported home to Germany for 're-education' in a brutal labour camp. Separated by the outbreak of war, and a social order that rejects their love, they must each make a difficult choice, and then live with the consequences...
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    lgbtq  mlm  20th-century  adult  book  dark  fiction  historical
  • The Infidelity Clause by Lisa Oliver

    The Infidelity Clause by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “What are you talking about? Marry another man?” Caspian, fourth son and yet still a Crown Prince of Gunkermal knew he was a party to a marriage contract. Arranged marriages were common in his family, and he expected the contract would cement various trade or security agreements with another country...
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