The Poisoned Past Series by E.M. Prazeman

Lord Jester Lark President Rohn Evan’s term is in its summer hours, and the war seems far away. Lord Jester Lark’s greatest concern involves finding more time to spend with his lover and their adopted daughter. Then the ships come. A massive fleet opens fire on Perida Bay, and an ambush lies in wait as Lark races home by starlight. Verai He’s a long way from jeweled, cultured Saphir, among scarred soldiers and rough-handed fishermen who mutter about him being a jester’s plaything... moreLord Jester Lark President Rohn Evan’s term is in its summer hours, and the war seems far away. Lord Jester Lark’s greatest concern involves finding more time to spend with his lover and their adopted daughter. Then the ships come. A massive fleet opens fire on Perida Bay, and an ambush lies in wait as Lark races home by starlight. Verai He’s a long way from jeweled, cultured Saphir, among scarred soldiers and rough-handed fishermen who mutter about him being a jester’s plaything. But he loves Mark, perhaps too much to leave. Then the ships come. Verai gathers up little Ellen and rushes to meet his beloved in the safety of the court’s protective custody cells. Mark never arrives. Lord Jester Gutter’s vast intrigue did not sunder with his soul. It has taken on a life of its own. War has come to the Meriduan Islands. It will destroy lives, separate lovers, and change the world forever. less

Every mile brings Lord Jester Lark closer to Cathret’s battle lines, and almost certain recapture. Every moment risks discovery by enemy sacred beings, and enslavement to the Trokellestrai. But Lark’s greatest fear is that what’s left of him will never find the love that haunts his hopes, a love that may no longer wait for him on the island he yearns to call home once again. The final book to the twin trilogy series, The Lord Jester's Legacy and The Poisoned Past.