Tales of Tavamara Series by Megan Derr

The country of Tavamara is renowned for its famous Market, its decadent wines, the harsh climate in which it manages to flourish. It is also well known for the harems kept by the royal family. King Shahjahan's harem is especially infamous, for his concubines are comprised of an unusual, many say dangerous, assortment... This volume also contains three additional stories. The Jewel of Tavamara Fahima has always been the lesser sister: younger, plainer, too smart and independent... moreThe country of Tavamara is renowned for its famous Market, its decadent wines, the harsh climate in which it manages to flourish. It is also well known for the harems kept by the royal family. King Shahjahan's harem is especially infamous, for his concubines are comprised of an unusual, many say dangerous, assortment... This volume also contains three additional stories. The Jewel of Tavamara Fahima has always been the lesser sister: younger, plainer, too smart and independent. Then her sister commits the ultimate taboo, putting their lives in danger. In order to save her family, Fahima must take her place, though she is painfully aware Shahjahan will never see her as more than a paltry substitute... Knight to Rook Displaced by war, Rook makes a home in the Desert where his cousin Cordelia has become Princess. A famous, highly-regarded strategist back home, in the Desert he is regarded as useless and held in contempt for his inability to fight. Adrift and alone, he can only watch and wait for a chance to prove he belongs amongst the Sons of the Sands. Everything You Need Though he left the Desert years ago and is set to become the next Advisor to the King of Tavamara, Ikram spends most of his days feeling out of place, living a life of civility and calm that is nothing like the Desert he left behind. Eager to get away from the palace for a time, he braves the famous Market... less

Stories are told of the wild Tribes who control the untamable Desert, the bloody battles that are waged in a place where alliances are as shifting as the sands. Amongst the Tribes of the Desert, the most mysterious and feared is Ghost, led by the bloodthirsty Sheik Hashim and his son Sahayl, called the Sandstorm.But Sahayl is not his father. He longs for peace rather than power, and is bitterly disappointed when a chance for peace fails... moreStories are told of the wild Tribes who control the untamable Desert, the bloody battles that are waged in a place where alliances are as shifting as the sands. Amongst the Tribes of the Desert, the most mysterious and feared is Ghost, led by the bloodthirsty Sheik Hashim and his son Sahayl, called the Sandstorm.But Sahayl is not his father. He longs for peace rather than power, and is bitterly disappointed when a chance for peace fails. Then the violence in the Desert reaches all new levels, and Tribes believed long vanished reappear with deadly intent. Sahayl soon learns that there is a new enemy in the Desert, and it is not one the Tribes are prepared to fight. To save his Tribe and the Desert, Sahayl must take drastic measures—measures that will reshape the Desert in a way only a Sandstorm can...Note: This story features polyamory less

Lord Demir has spent his life trying to appease a brutal, selfish king, and keep the concubines under his care alive—and now he is on the verge of losing everything. The council wants to abolish the harems, there are no heirs to the throne, and the foreigners control the Steward. One wrong move will tip tensions into civil war.Crown Prince Ihsan returns to find his home in turmoil, and the royal court so full of vipers it's impossible to say which of them will strike first... moreLord Demir has spent his life trying to appease a brutal, selfish king, and keep the concubines under his care alive—and now he is on the verge of losing everything. The council wants to abolish the harems, there are no heirs to the throne, and the foreigners control the Steward. One wrong move will tip tensions into civil war.Crown Prince Ihsan returns to find his home in turmoil, and the royal court so full of vipers it's impossible to say which of them will strike first. Removing his father from the throne, one way or another, should be a simple matter. Staying alive and proving himself a worthy king will be far more difficult.Crown Princess Euren has spent the last five years in hiding so that she could not be used against her father or Ihsan. But she is the daughter of a soldier, never meant to wear a crown, never trained to fight battles where words are the weapon of choice. If she hopes to keep herself and her loved ones alive, she'll have to learn fast.Note: This story contains polyamory less

NOTE: This story is currently being posted free on Patreon, updated monthly on the 18th.Once it's finished being posted, it will be published as an ebook like usual.*****Since the death of his wife, King Shafiq has led a quiet and solitary life, drawing the concern of the council and court, as a king without even a single concubine is a king not many will trust... moreNOTE: This story is currently being posted free on Patreon, updated monthly on the 18th.Once it's finished being posted, it will be published as an ebook like usual.*****Since the death of his wife, King Shafiq has led a quiet and solitary life, drawing the concern of the council and court, as a king without even a single concubine is a king not many will trust.Nadir has always watched Shafiq from afar, but his destiny is what his parents say it is, and the sad, beautiful Shafiq would never notice an unremarkable man who is more servant than son to his family—until he quite literally crashes into Shafiq one night, and everything changes.Berkant was once a famous fighter, until he lost his wife and child and ceased to care about the world around him. A bodyguard for hire now, he serves with no questions, until his current employer violates Berkant's one rule and they're all arrested and dragged to the palace.Ender has always lived a life of books, from helping in his family's bookshop to spending years at school, studying history by day and writing poetry by night. Then he receives an unexpected summons to the palace, from the king himself, and learns that his entire life has been a lie…Jankin is a dancer of great acclaim, traveling the world to expand and improve upon his art. His latest journey has brought him to famed Tavamara, where he hopes to perform before the king himself. What he doesn't expect is for that king and his beautiful harem to tempt Jankin to call Tavamara home.Once a sacred bodyguard in Tritacia, Ramsay left his post when his brother died. Now he lives a lonely life in Tavamara, tending his homestead and doing little else. Until he winds up saving a terrified boy who proves to be the crown prince of Tavamara as he's fleeing kidnappers, waking old habits in Ramsay and dragging him reluctantly back into the land of the living. less

The worthiness of the royal family to rule is displayed in their those who willingly surrender their lives to serve as concubines, entertaining, pleasing, and serving the royal to whom they are sworn, forbidden to do anything else or even touch another without permission.Prince Aradishir is approaching his twenty-fifth birthday, but has not a single concubine to his name... moreThe worthiness of the royal family to rule is displayed in their those who willingly surrender their lives to serve as concubines, entertaining, pleasing, and serving the royal to whom they are sworn, forbidden to do anything else or even touch another without permission.Prince Aradishir is approaching his twenty-fifth birthday, but has not a single concubine to his name. Though he longs to prove he is as worthy of his position as the rest of his family, and has never lacked for offers, he has yet to find even a single man who makes him want to ask the vital would you be mine?Until he crosses paths first with an illegally kept slave rescued from a deadly beating one night… a misfit soldier desperate to find where he truly belongs… and a daring thief known for achieving the seemingly impossible, but always secretly wishing for the truly impossible. less